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Election results

disputed

by G. Paul Skelhorne

The votes in last week’s Students’
Union elections were barely
counted when attempts to overturn
the election were made by several
candidates. As well, more attempts
are planned for the near future.

As early as Friday, March 8, less
than 24 hours after voting closed, a
package outlining 20 complaints
was brought to the attention of
Astrid Sollbach, the Chief Return-
ing Officer (CRO).

Sollbach was not given an op-
portunity to respond to the com-
plaints. Instead, she was merely
given notice that a meeting of the
Discipline, Interpretation, and En-
forcement (DIE) Board had been
called to review the complaints.

The complaints, signed mostly
by Ashnur Veljiand Melanie Sellick,
as well as other candidates and
students, dealt withalleged election
infractions committed by other
candidates and Sollbach. The
complainants, said Sollbach, are not
seeking to have the election re-
peated, but merely to having bal-
loting conducted again.

According to Sollbach, “if any of
these 20 complaints had any legiti-
macy, a reballoting wouldn’t solve
any of them, because most of them
happened during the campaign
period, were a result of campaign-
ing, or were directly linked to things
that had nothing to do with the
ballots themselves. There were only
one or two points that had to do
with the ballots themselves.”

Among the more serious allega-
tions contained within the 20-point
document are suggestions that
Sollbach had produced photocop-
ied or pre-printed ballots during
the course of the elections.

Sollbach rejected such sugges-
tions. “These suppositions of pho-
tocopied or pre-printed
ballots...they simply don’t

exist...and if they had, we would
have found them,” said Sollbach.
“In essence, they were claiming

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SU Election results— p. 5

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that...I was stuffing ballot boxes.”

According to Sollbach, most of
the 20 points were easily disproven
before DIE Board, and that it was a
case of taking defeat poorly that led
the candidates to sign them in the
first place.

“The whole package was one big
misunderstanding, but the
candidates...are just trying to get
the election overturned,” said
Sollbach. “I would like to see some
hard facts...all I keep hearing about
aretherumoursand the threats that
this election is going to be
overturned...but I just don’t believe
there’s anything behind these
claims. That’s why it leads me to
question why these things are being
brought up.

“The only reason I can see is that
it’s unfortunate, but they lost and
they're hoping forasecond chance,”
said Sollbach.

The DIE Board has reserved rul-
ing on the matter until Wednesday,
March 13.

An attempt to overturn the elec-
tion is also planned by members of
the MKT slate, who were disquali-
fied just prior to the beginning of
voting.

According to John McDougald,
they will launch an appeal later this
week based on Students’ Union
Bylaw #300, section 25, paragraph
a, whichstates that “ifthereis found
to have beenaseriouscontravention
of the Bylaw, such that the results of
anelection could not reasonably be
deemed to indicate actual prefer-
ence of the electors, that election of
that part thereof subject to the
contravention, may be declared
void by the CRO summarily.”

Although he cites this section of
the Bylaws, McDougald is not sure
the attempt will succeed. “I’m not
confident that the election will be
overturned, simply because of the
implications of overturning an
election. However, it has been a

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Review of Native Sfudies
program progressing

by Warren Ferguson

The School of Native Studies is
going through a process of review
to determine if its objectives are
being met, according to School Di-
rector Richard Price.

This process is in response to the
March 1 forum where staff mem-
bers, students, and community
leaders met to discuss the future of
the school. Important recommen-
dations were presented by the Ab-
original Students Council (ASC) at
that meeting, which outlined the
position of the Native student
community.

“T am feeling good that we had
this council meeting. The students
presented a list of concerns. Weare
going into a whole process now ofa
review of our program for the next
eight months, where there will bea
self-study of the school, where
student concerns willcomein,” said
Price.

The self-study is one part of that

whole process. This will be fol-
lowed by an overall review by the
President's Advisory Committeeon
Campus Reviews.

“It's very future oriented. It's
directed towardsimprovementand
constructive changes for the future,
a new direction. I think that this is
a fair process, and I look forward to
the whole evaluation,” he said.

Some of the concerns raised at
the March 1st meeting were that the
School of Native Studies does not
hire enough Native instructors,and
that Native perspectives are not
being addressed adequately.

“I think in part we have met these
objectives, given the resources we
have had,” Price said.

According to Price, therearesome
problems in locating and retaining
Native instructors for the school.

“We couldn't always hold onto
some of our best (Native) instruc-
tors. These people are much in

the area; they can name their ticket.

“I think that the essence of the
objectives we have made a giant
strive in achieving. We are not
offering as many courses in the de-
gree program as we would like to,
but weare trying to build a team of
instructors who can do that.”

Price said that the school has
brought in a number of Native el-
ders in the last year.

“Each of the elders are guest in-
structors in all of the classes. I think
that the school is over fifty percent
Native. We have been developing
ideas on cooperative education.
There are a whole range of things
that are possible.”

Price feels that the school is try-
ing to find a balance in its orienta-
tion so that it can meet the needs of
two communities.

“We are trying to give primacy
to (Native) points of view, but not

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Feds freezes funding for university education

by Karen Hill

OTTAWA (CUP)—Federal fi-
nance minister Michael Wilson
bared his teeth and sank them into
ducation funding in his latest
budget, released February 26.

The Tory budget froze transfer
payments to universities and col-
‘eges for the second year in a row,
ind offered no promise of a thaw
until 1994-95.

According to the Canadian Fed-
eration of Students (CFS), this
means a $775 million loss for 1992-
93 alone, and a combined $3.85
billion cut from 1990-91 to 1994-95.

CFS chair Jane Arnold said the
budget is a signal to students that
the govemment is less and less
-oncerned with an accessible,
quality education.

distressed by the Tories’ promise to
crack down on students who de-
fault on their loans. The budget
promised changes that would allow
the govemment to deduct money
owed to Ottawa from individual
tax refunds.

The government is charging
ahead with punitive steps instead
of trying to get to the root of the
problem, she added.

44 per cent of defaulters are
deemed “uncooperative” and that
ranges from people who don’t re-
spond to a letter to those who sim-
ply refuse to repay their loans, she

said. “I truly believe students aren't.

given enough information when
they sign the loan form.”

Arnold also said she is worried
about the provinces boosting fees

budget illustrates the federal
government's attempt to decrease
itsrolein post-sccondary education.

“Mr. Wilson is trying to remove
the federal presence in higher edu-
cation without having an up-front
debate with the Canadian people,”
said Donald Savage, executive di-
rector of the Canadian Association
of University Teachers.

“The cuts in the transfer pay-
ments are such that the cash will
disappear very soon and once that
happens there's no longer any fed-
eral involvement in higher educa-
tion.”

James Downey, vice president of
the Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada, agreed. “This
isa time when leadership is needed
to strengthen education. All we can

see is the gradual retreat of the gov-
ernment.”

Hesaid provincessuchas Quebec
and Ontario, with high student
populations are going to be par-
ticularly hard hit. And, ifthe pattern
of cuts continues much longer, “by
the end of the decade, some prov-
inces will not be receiving any
money,” he said.

While Wilson emphasized the
need for global competitiveness, he
slashed at the best opportunity for
Canada to recover some ground,
said Downey.

“Inareas like research and devel-
opment, universities have an es-
sential role to play. Withouta strong
commitment to post- secondary
education,” Canada will continue
to flounder, he said.

NDP educalion critic Howard
McCurdy said post-secondary
education is the key to a healthy
economy and the budget is
“absolulely bloody insane.”

“You'd have to be a full blown
idiot like the Prime Minister (Brian
Mulroney) not to realize that post-
secondary education and research
and development are key to inter-
national competition. We're notable
to increase wealth without knowl-
edge.”

McCurdy cited the $100 million
cut to job training programs during
arecession and cuts to research and
development as parts of an eco-
nomic policy “designed to tear this
country apart.”

“If that doesn’t outrage Canadi-
ans, I don’t know what will.”

“My belief is that they’re saying
they want a highly skilled work
force, but at the same time they’re
making these cuts,” she said. “The
government has to be willing to put
their money where their mouthis.”

Arnold said she is particularly

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budge}, cuts fo research

ing to see tuition
fees skyrocket.”
Students,
teachers and crit-
ics alike said the
attempts to scale back transfer payments.
“It's both short-sighted and counter-
productive to take money away from
our universities,” she said.

“If you de-skill the workers of the
province youalso takeaway theirability
to generate wealth. In the long run, that
means a weaker economy and less tax
revenue for the government.”

Hereon the U of Acampus, the federal
government’s decision freeze transfer
payments for post-secondary education
has led many students to fear for their

by Gil McGowan

The federal government's latest bud-
getis short-sighted and may undermine
the quality of university education in
Canada, says U of A president Paul
Davenport.

In an interview with the Gateway
Monday, Davenport described the fed-
eral government's decision to continue
its year-old freeze on transfer payments
for health care and post-secondary
education as a “retrograde step.” He
also criticized the government for not
setting more money aside for research.

“In order to maintain quality educa-
tion, we need real federal leadership in
regard to research funding. But, in this
budget we didn’t get it,” he said.

According to Davenport, Prime Min-
ister Brian Mulroney should pay more
attention to the National Advisory Board
on Science and Technology — an advi-
sory body established by the Conserva-
tives themselves in 1983. In 1988, the
Board recommended that the federal

government double its financial support
for university research. Such an increase is
necessary, Davenport said, because in-
creases for research grants have fallen be-
hind inflation for the last five years.

“What we need is a drastic increase —
like a doubling — to get Canada back on
track as far as research spending goes,” he
said.

Despite these concerns, the Alberta
government — which stands to lose about
$353 million dollars in transfer payments
for post-secondary education over thenext
four years — has expressed no formal
opposition to the federal budget. In a
television interview following the release
of the budget, provincial treasurer Dick
Johnson said he approved of the
document's intent, calling it “sensible.”
Advanced Education Minister has refused
to comment on the issue publically.

Angered by this reaction, the New
Democrat Official Opposition’s Advanced
Education critic, Pam Barrett, said the
provincial government should fight any

at the

“PLANT”

programs.

“This is going to give the provincial
government an excuse to cut funds for
advanced education next year,” said
Students’ Union president Suresh
Mustapha.

To deal with this potentially disrup-
tive situation, Mustapha said that next
year’s SU executive will have to make
efforts to lobby for funds at the federal
level.

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Women march in solidarity

by Monica Eggink

Last Saturday afternoon, nearly
200 women and men marched in
downtown Edmonton to celebrate
International Women’s Day, which
was March 8.

The history of IWD goes back to
1857 in New York City, where
women textile workers stopped
working and marched in thestreets,
protesting inadequate salaries, poor
working conditions, 12-hour work
days, and child labour. They also
demanded the right to vote. The
police reacted with force, beating

women.

IWD was celebrated in Europe
and the U.S.in 1911 for the first time
in remembrance of these New York
women. 1991 was Edmonton’s 14th
year of involvement.

Last Saturday in Edmonton, po-
lice drove alongside marchers,

whose slogans called for equal pay
for equal work, an end to violence

resignation of Alderman Ken
Kozak, who was recently found

the YWCA. Information tables
represented a wide array of groups,
such as CUSO, Alberta Family and
Social Services, the Sexual Assault
Centre, the Indo-Canadian

Women’s’ Association and

Edmonton Working Women.

Speakers presented their view-
points on women and poverty, rac-
ism, peace in the Middle East, choice
and women’s rights.

International Women’s Day is
organized by an IWD committee,
made up of women from various
groups. Sushila Samy, a human
rights officer with the Human
Rights Commission, has been in-
volved with the committee for the
past four years.

“It’s important for women to cel-
ebrate thesmall steps but they must
also participate since women do
not yet have equality,” said Samy.
“It’s also important that all women
be included, so IWD is becoming
more and more multicultural.”

According toSamy, women must
definitely work with men toachieve
equality, and though there are now
men who support the women’s
movement, “hopefully we will get
more men involved than there are
now.”

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Mineral engineering slated for deletion

by Laura Schroeder

Recommendations to completely
phase out the discipline of Mineral
Engineering and to dismantle the
entire department of Mineral,
Metallurgical and Petroleum Engi-
neering, have both students and
faculty extremely concerned.

Eventually if the proposal goes
through, Petroleum and Metallur-
gical Engineering will be combined
with the Departments of Chemical
and Mechanical Engineering.

To do this the University ad-
ministration has targeted the va-
cancy of one Mineral Engineer
professorial position to be trans-
ferred to a different faculty, most
likely Arts or Science. If this hap-
pens, the remaining three profes-
sors will not fulfil the required four
professor minimum for the ac-
creditation of the Mineral Engi-
neering program.

According a budget proposal
released this past month by the
University administration, “the re-
maining students will be allowed
to complete their programs, pro-
viding this is done within five years
of the closure of the Department.”

Dr. Whiting, Chair of the Depart-
ment of Mineral, Metallurgical and
Petroleum Engineering, pointed out
that the University of Alberta is the
only place between the University
of British Columbia and Ontario
where a degree in Mineral Engi-
neering is offered. He foresees a
future with increasing reliance on
synthetic crude oil and mined coal
as power sources, as conventional
oil resources are depleted. This fu-
ture trend of development, he be-
lieves, “will require more engineers
from all departments, but there will
bea special need for engineers spe-
cifically trained in Mineral Engi-
neering."

Dr. Barron, a professor of Min-
eral Engineering, said that he un-
derstands the University’s present
need to trim its budget, but thinks
that the administration has gone
too far.

“Tam horrified they would sug-
gest closing the Mineral Engineer-
ing program. The economy of
Alberta relies mainly on mining,
agriculture and forestry. Not to train
people in these areas would be
foolish,” he said.

Dr. Barron noted a predicted
world-wide shortage of skilled
mineral engineers and criticized the
University for failing to recognize
the need to train people in “an area
where there are jobs ready for
graduates”.

One of the main problems in the
Department is the declining enrol-
ment in Mineral Engineering. Dr.
Barron, however, said “the Mining
industry is well aware of this
problemand we have been working
closely with them to recruit new
students." Headded thatironically,
this falling enrolment is one of the
administrations’ justifications for
“restructuring the distribution of
faculty resources."

Vince Roes, president of the Min-
eral Engineering Club, voiced the
students’ disappointment with the
scheduled closure of the Mineral
Engineering program.

“I don’t think the low-enrolment
argument is valid. Interest in Min-
eral Engineering is very cyclic in
nature," he said.

Headded that the University will
lose money in the long run, point-
ing to last year’s Engineering “75th
Anniversary” fundraising event in
which five million dollars were
donated to the University, coupled
with a government match to total
9.8 million dollars.

“Nine companies that broughtin
$100,000 plus were mining /metal-
lurgical companies...(the Univer-
sity) is shooting itself in the foot by
alienating the interests of compa-
nies that have already shown and
given their support to this institu-
tion.",” he said

Roes predicts the savings to be
only $40,000 per year if the Mineral
Engineering program is eliminated.
That saving does not justify the
cancellation of an entire program,
he said.

Roes added that many students
are willing to see an increase in
tuition rather than the eradication
of programs. He suggested that “if
tuition were higher, people would
be more serious about the decision
they are making when entering
University”.

Action is being taken against the
closure of the Mineral Engineering
program. The Department has
produced a document titled “In
Defence of Mining”, which stresses
“the mandate of the Universi

quires that it respond to the fore-
seen educational and research needs
of industry and the general public”.
This document will be submitted to
the administration's Academic De-
velopment Committee for review.
Following this,an appeal willlikely
be made to the Planning and Pri-
orities Committee, which hasamore
direct voice in budget changes.

“I feel wecan makea good case to
these committees, and that the
Mining program may be retained,”
said Dr. Whiting.

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Pro-Life books rejected by campus library

by Lisa Wilde

Uof A libraries recently rejected
the majority of books donated to
them by the U of A Pro-Life group.
19 of the 21 books donated to the
library were rejected after evalua-
tion by library personnel.

This has prompted the U of A
Pro-Life group to question the
selection process of the libraries.

“We've been hearing a lot about
the need for book donations due to
cutbacks over the past few
years...and the fact that we see so
many students approaching us for
information indicates to us that the
library is presently missing our in-
formation," said M.S. Lambert,
president of the U of A Pro-Life
group.

According to Lambert the U of
A's collection of books on abortion
is outdated and library adminis-

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trators should not block efforts to
update it.

Students say "that there are nu-
merous books on the abortionissue,
but if the information is written in
the 50’s and 60’s they are of little
use," said Lambert.

Associate librarian J.S. Busch re-
jected these criticisms, saying that
there are many factors to be con-
sidered when purchasing or ac-
cepting book donations. Of fore-
most concern, the donation has to
be of an acceptable “research qual-
ity.”

“We don't pull decisions out of a
hat,” said Busch.

"All literature at the University
library must support the teaching
and research programs at the
University...books are accepted or
rejected on the basis of relative
scholarly weight, book reviews by

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prominent journals, and through
consultation with faculty mem-
bers.”

The Pro-Life group, however,
believes that the books in question
are of acceptable research quality.
The books are well grounded in
science, they said.

The group admitted that some of
their books were rejected because
they were duplicates of earlier edi-
tions already on file. But,Lambert
said that even if the library has the
books on file “all the books donated
were printed in 1989 or 1990...andin
fields such as fetal development,
you need the most current infor-
mation available.”

Although the library administra-
tion agrees that the duplicate cop-
ies would be a valuable addition, it
has neither the space nor the funds
to accommodate extra copies. Ernie
Ingles, Chief Librarian, said that
“by the end of 1991 we will be com-
pletely out of shelf space, and that
processing costs of a book runs as
high as two times the cost of the
book, up to $70-$80 per book.”

Lambert pointed to the “irony”
of a library which requests book
donations but cannot afford the
processing costs.

Ingles also emphasized that
those students who state the library
has a poor selection of books on the
topic of abortion have not done a
thorough search of all available
materials. He said that the library
has a significant selection of books
evenly divided between the pro-
life and pro-choice point of view.

“We have ores of all materi-

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als ever published on abortion and
other related issues,” he said.
Excluding the extensive periodi-
cal collection, Ingles pointed out
that the library lays claim to 68
documents on abortion, of which
17 are published after 1980, and 22
documents specifically on the moral
and ethicalaspects, of which11 were

published after 1985.

Books notaccepted by the library,
have been returned to the Pro-Life
office and are being given out on
private loan. Lambert admitted,
however, that students can make
only limited use of the books be-
cause the Pro-Life office lacks on
accessible borrowing system.

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HUB residents criticize Dewey's bar

by David J. McMullen

On February 27,a forum was held
for HUB residents to voice their
concerns over Dewey’s and the
possibility of its expansion. Ap-
proximately 40 residents attended
the session and were armed with
questions and concerns.

Wyn Gittens, Manager of Hous-
ing and Residence Life, Tiffany
Tsang, HUB Residence Life Coor-
dinator and Tom Lancaster, Stu-
dents’ Union Business Manager,
were in attendence. The discussion
was moderated by Jackie
Herschmiller, President of the HUB
Community Association.

The discussion centred on the
possibility of expansion for Dewey's
and the problems associated with
having the popular bar operating
within a residence.

Tom Lancaster tried to put some
rumours to rest over the expansion

cost from the Bookstore.

issue. He said that there was no
proposal for an expansion of
Dewey’s at the present time. With
Goertz Photo leaving, Dewey's is
provided with an opportunity to
consider expansion, Lancaster said.
Theadditionalspace would beused
to accomodate the deli and food
patrons, as well as moving the
preparation area closer to the front
counter. However, expansion
would require some renovation to
that space. This can be costly and
Dewey’s would have to paya higher
rental fee.

Housing and Food Services’
(HFS) position on the matter has
been that Dewey’sis not compatible
with residence life and should be
relocated. David Bruch, Director of
Housing and Food Services, has
expressed this sentiment in letters
to Suresh Mustapha, President of
the Students’ Union, and to Marg-

aret Schneider of HUB Commer-
cial, the leasing agent for the retail
aspect of the mall.

Students had the opportunity to
express their concerns over Dewey’s
to the members of the forum. Sam
Jessa, a HUB resident, summed up
many residents’ concerns.

“There are peoplesmoking drugs
in the stairwells, vomiting, urinat-
ing, and the noise generated by the
music and patrons is simply too
much to put up with. Dewey’s
should be moved out of HUB,” she
said.

There was some mention made
about the noise created by the
daycare that is operated in the mall.
Onestudentstated, “Atleast they’re
toilet trained.”

A great deal of concern was ex-
pressed over the repeated occur-
rence of fire alarms being set off late
atnight. According to Housing and

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Food Services, there were 78 fire
alarms that occurred last year in
HUB. Of these, there were 23 alarms
set off without incident of a fire.
Approximately 40 per cent were
caused by HUB residents while
cooking. According to HFS, the in-
cidents of HUB residents setting off
the alarms has inadvertently de-
creased considerably this year.

Gittens told students that Cam-
pus Security keeps a person in the
vicinity of Dewey’s at the time of
closing. In regards tothe fire alarms,
Gittens commented, “It’sa criminal
offence and if we could catch these
jokers, thatmightreduceit. In Lister
Hall, ifsomeoneis caught pulling a
fire alarm they are charged $550
and they face the possibility of be-
ing evicted.”

Some women present expressed
concern for their safety with
Dewey’s patrons walking the mall

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late at night. Jackie Herschmiller
agreed with these concerns.

“Some evenings, there are people
walking down the stairwell and
they will try to open my door. I find
it very unsettling,” she said.

Th most commonly heard con-
cern about Dewey’s was expressed
by many residents throughout the
evening. The noise that is produced
by Dewey’s makes it difficult for
students to live, as well as study.

Tom Lancaster told concerned
residents that the SU was examin-
ing several possibilities. He has been
in contact with the Planning and
Development department of the
University and has asked them to
look to see if there is any existing
space that may be available to
Dewey’sontheeastside of campus.
He has also been in contact with an
acoustics engineer from Vancouver
to explore possibilities for reducing
noise. Residents expressed concern
over this plan since it would do
little to affect the behaviour of pa-
trons.

There were some comments
made that at least Dewey’s could
shut down during exam week to
make studying less difficult for
students that live in close proxim-
ity to the bar.

The forum ended with HUB
residents passing by unanimous
consent a motion that would see the
relocation of Dewey’s. A meeting
between the SU and HFS will be
held in the near future to discuss
the concerns represented in the fo-
rum and to attempt to reach a sat-
isfactory resolution.

STUDIES from p.1

exclusivity. We are working and

living in a_ university
community...and we want a holis-
tic perspective.”

ASC member John Carter is
confident in this review process,
and in the future of the school.

“The future looks good for the
school. It is going to start
growing...rather than going back-
wards. It is a good start,” he said.

Native Studies student Rod
Soosay agrees. “We are going t

make it work, no matter what i
takes. It’s a good program, and i
can’t die.”

from OVERTURN p.1

year of firsts. We are the first slate
to be disqualified after the election
began,” said McDougald.

McDougald also intends to
present a petition to the Board to
show support for his cause.

“hope to haveenoughnameson
a petition to simply call into ques-
tion the results of the election, based
onour disqualification, that the DIE
Board will rule in our favour,” said
McDougald.

McDougald sees the attempt to
have theelection results overturned
as having wider implications.

“It will restore faith in the entire
process, not unlike the impeach-
ment of Richard Nixon—it had to
be done to show that it could be
done—and maybe this the year to
show that it can in fact be done,”
said McDougald.

McDougald said that he would
prefer thatany successful challenge
to the election would involve no
more than a reballot.

“If I don’t get elected, if Sean or
Scott don’t get elected that’s the
will of the electorate...we should be
given that chance,” said

McDougald.

The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991. « Page 5

by G. Paul Skelhorne

Although they cannot ad-
equately explain why, the Just Say
Jim Slate, which ran in the recent
Students’ Union elections, may
have achieved an unprecedented
feat: each member of the slate re-
ceived enough votes to get their
$50 deposit back.

According to the bylaws of the
SU, a candidate must receive ten
per cent of the votes in their cat-
egory to receive the refund. The
Jims did so easily, coming in at
around 20 per cent each.

But how do they explain their
apparent popularity?

“I think the poster was a big
thing,” said Dave Loken, who ran
as James Bond in the election. “It
was originality on our part more
than anything that people were
attracted to, because I was told a
lot by people ‘wow, where did
you guys come up with this idea?’
and you wouldn’t believe where
we came up with it.”

Mark Meer, who ran as Jim
Morrison, was more forthcoming.
“It wasin RATT. A lot of our stuff
came fromourmeetingsin RATT.”

Members of the slate felt that
their position in the elections
served a definite purpose.

“We like to think of ourselves as
possibly a

none-of-the-above or a protest
vote,” said Dan Pigat, who ran as

Oh hail oh president

Although Marc Dumouchel may not be one of the Jims,
he still was elected prez, and we'll have to make do.

Jims no joke

Ron Sears

James Dean.

No consensus was available as
to what would have happened if
any of the Jims had been elected.

“We probably would have
stepped down. Itmight have been
nice to collect a couple of months
salary,” said Meer.

Pigat felt differently. “Some of
us were qualified to actually do
the job, equally ifnot moreso than
some of the candidates running.”

Morrison was quick to interject,
“Speak for yourself...that should
be struck from the record.”

Meer further commented that
he felt that their involvement in
theelection was “a cleansing burst
of synchronicity,” especially with
the release of James Brown from
prison and the popularity of the
movie The Doors.

“There werea lot of factors. First
there was the visibility, then there
was the thing that we were being
famous people...it was a fairly
funny campaign I thought,” said
Meer.

The final credit for their success
came from Pigat. “One thing we
really have to stress is that Jimmy
Hoffa did a great job as our cam-
paign manager, and if we can find
him, we'll thank him.”

Jim Bakker, a.k.a. Rob Hart and
James Brown, a.k.a. Steve Deering,
were not available for comment.

by G. Paul Skelhorne

Independent candidates domi-
nated the 1991 Students’ Union
Elections for the second year in a
row in an election fraught with
disqualifications, mini-slates,anda
surprising showing by joke candi-
dates.

Winning the office of president
was Marc Dumouchel of the
Dumoucheland Huising (DH) slate,
who defeated his opponents by
taking nearly 40 percent of the votes.
His nearest competitor, Francois
Bouman, of the Bouman and
Boissonault (BB) slate, captured 35
percent of the vote.

The position of vice-president
academic was won by Ian
McCormack, an independent, who
took 40 percent of the possible votes
cast in the category.

The office of vice-president ex-
ternal was won by Randy
Boissonault of BB, who achieved
the win with a 42 percent margin.

The tight race for vice-president
internal, contested by five candi-
dates, was won by independent
candidate Katrina Haymond, who
took 28 percent of possible votes.

Alex Ross, another independent,
was the successful candidate in the
category of vice-president finance,
capturing 43 percent of votes.

The position of Board of Gover-
nors representative, contested by
only three candidates, was won by
independent Jody Wilson, with 58
percent of the vote.

Also decided in the election were
tworeferendum questions. The first
regarded a levy of student fees to
support a Students’ Finance Centre
oncampus. Theinitiative was given
ayes vote with 54 percent approval.

Thesecond referendum question
dealt with the Athletics Legacy
Fund, and asked whether students
were willing to pay an additional
$2.50 per semester to support cam-
pussports teams. The question was

given a yes vote with 62 percent
support.

Overall, a total of approximately
7300 students voted in the election,
a number slightly higher than last
year’s 7200. The percentage of vot-
ers is somewhat higher however, as
this year’s student population is
slightly less than last year’s.

Conspicuous in this year’s elec-
tion was the disqualification of the
MKT slate one day before voting
began. The slate was disqualified
for repeated election rule infrac-
tions. When disqualified, the slate
had more than three times the
number of infractions incurred by
any other candidate or slate.

Also notable in the election was
the success of one of the joke slates.
Just Say Jim, a slate comprised of
candidates named exclusively Jim
or James, achieved a landmark for
joke slates, as each member was
refunded his $50 deposit (Please
see story this issue).

Athletes hail Legacy Fund

by Gil McGowan

U of A student athletes were ec-
static last week after learning that
voters in the Students’ Union elec-
tion had agreed to establish a
Golden Bear and Panda Legacy
Fund.

The celebration began late
Thursday night after supporters of
the Legacy Fund received word that
62 per cent of the voters had voted
in favour of establishing a fund to
support sports teams threatened by
the department of Athletics’ recent
budget cuts.

Students will now be asked to
pay an extra $2.50 per semester in
SU fees. Money collected from these
fees will be funneled to a SU board
and distributed to teams facing fi-
nancial difficulties.

According to Rick Chamney,
president of University Athletic
Board (UAB), the referendum vic-
tory can largely be attributed to the
hard work of all those who cam-
paigned in favour of the Legacy
Fund.

“We're all ecstatic... but, I can’t
stress enough how much work was
done — especially by the athletes
themselves. Without them it
wouldn’t have gone through,” he
said.

Despite being pleased with the
results of the referendum vote,

Chamney says that more has to be
done to protect the six sports teams
threatened with cancellation.

“The students have shown that
they are willing to support their
Golden Bears and Pandas. But, they
can’t do it alone,” he said.

“I think the alumni and the Uni-
versity itself have to get behind us.”

Chamney would also like the
administration to outline exactly
how much outside funding will be
necessary to protect sports teams
fromdeletion. So far, suchestimates
have not been made available.

“When they deleted the football
team, that gave the alumni the op-
portunity to go out and raise
money... theother teamsshould also
know how much money they need
to raise,” said Chamney.

SU president Suresh Mustapha
agreed with Chamney, and esti-
mated that about $125,000 will be
collected for the Legacy Fund next
year. The rules determining the
distribution of the money will be
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Dear Jonn...

by Lee Craig

Dear John,

This is just a letter from a mere student to congratulate you on your
new idea to lead post-secondary education out of our current funding
abyss. Oh dear, Mr. Gogo, what sheer brilliance it must have taken to
come up with this initiative! Not many men have the capacity — in
the face of a serious crisis, as well as widespread contempt from
students and staff — to think of a solution which will spend more
money on junk mail than he wants to spend on education.

(For all of you who don’t know, John Gogo, the Minister of
Advanced Education, will be sending all students this fall a financial
statement, listing the tuition owed by the student. It will also show the
portion of their studies that is paid by taxpayers, which averages
about 90 per cent of the total.)

You must have thought long and hard, John, about the anger
students demonstrated on March 1 and wished that you could set the
record straight. I could cry with the shame of how university and
college students, not to mention the ungrateful academic and non-
academic staff, who your department provides jobs for, treat you. I
mean you were so gracious, coming to the demonstration and how
did the students respond? Theingrates scorned,scowled and screamed
at you.

And they actually thought that continued underfunding resulting
in a steady deterioration of libraries, cuts to course sections, laid-off
staff, decreased quotos and lost departments, was worth complaining
about. The ingrates.

And so, I must commend you on spending your money wisely for
a change, not in providing funds for a radically degraded post-
secondary system, but in chastising students for how ungrateful they
are! Well done, John! They haven’t responded to you when you gave
them the opportunity to try out exciting new budget cuts, interesting
new ways of getting by with no education, those radical opportunities
to get jobs in the fast-food industry that they all turn up their noses at,
the ungrateful snobs. We all crave the lifestyle that you yourself

a education, we'llj just sete cabinet —- Thanks
John! :

And so, dear Minister of Advanced Bduication, forget sais the
need for competitive institutions in a global marketplace, and above
all, spare no thought for any bleeding heart who claims that an
educated populace is a good thing in and of itself.

. An Admirer

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Letters

Gateway rankles readers, again

A cornucopia
of comments

Just to comment on four, that’s
right, four pieces that appeared in
Tuesday’s Gateway:

(1) Teresa Pires’ “Protest first
step” editorial—bang on. Could not
agree more. It’s the only way to get
the clowns across the river to listen.

(2) David Malmo-Levine’s
“Grand Marshall” letter—get real. I
am certainly a believer in more
radical action; however, that is not
the issue. You were upset at being
tackled by a marshall at the rally
when you tried to speak—if you
had wanted to speak, why didn’t
you ask to when we were organiz-
ing the march? Or better yet, why
didn’t you get off your ass and help
organize the thing for the month it
took, rather than wait for someone
else to create your photo opportu-
nity?

(3) Lonny McLean’s “Polite Pro-
test” letter—get real again. You are
worried that we marched with
people who were slightly left of
your political views (the AFL,
labour unions). If you didn’t notice,
there was a very diverse group of
people marching from young Con-
servatives (like yourself) to mem-
bers of the community, students of
all faculties, athletes, and yes,

members of the Alberta Federation
of Labour.

As far as I’m concerned, anyone
who is for our cause should not be
discouraged. As far as profane
“bullshit” type chants go, people
often use profanity to express their
anger. A lot of people areangry that
our institution is being forced down
the proverbial one. It doesn’t show
we're classless; it shows we’re
pissed off and serious about it. The
government is more likely to listen
to us if we are angry and in large
numbers than if we’re cutsey and

odes “gatbe

(4) Paul M. Charest’s “Field of
Dreams” opinion—spare me.
Granted I’m notimpressed by every
candidate running in the election,
but I have to keep my mouth shut
becauseI have notrunasa candidate
myself. If youareserious about what
you wrote, you would have run in
the election. It is way too easy to
bitch, and not actually try to do
anything about it.

Rick Chamney
Physical Education IV

Editors have no
right to criticize

Inresponse to the March S5article,
“The Gateway hacks up the SU

hacks,” one is forced to express
frustration, contempt, disbelief, and
complete anger. A news medium,
which was previously believed to
be a fair and competent source, ef-
fectively destroyed the campaigns
of selective Students’ Union candi-
dates.

Specific individuals’ beliefs and
personal nature were challenged
and questioned, and more vehe-
mently, assumptions regarding
their characters were made by The
Gateway. Gil McGowan, Lee Craig,
Teresa Pires, and Stephen Notley
passed personal judgements onto
their readers, leaving the candidates
to suffer the implications.

Thecliche, “any publicity is good
publicity” proves false in this case,
as four pens carelessly scribbled
away the hard work and determi-
nation of candidates by slandering
their characters, and their intent.
As well, only select candidates were
slammed, a clear attempt to sway
the popular vote in favour of their
opposition. Why? What right do
four people have to sway an elec-
tion, by passing cheap, ill-founded
criticism on to the rest of campus?

Select individuals, concerned
about our university, attempted to

see RANKLES—p. 7

The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e Page 7

Sexism?!? Where? Here at the U of A?

I’ve got to admit that I some-
times snicker in derision when I
walk by the tables set up by femi-
nist groups - you know, the dis-
plays of ads with scantily dressed
women, accompanied by text re-
viling the advertisements as sexist
objectification of women. Usually
the personsat thedisplayareloudly
complaining about the “inherent
oppression within the stratified
status quo.” Strolling by such a
table last week I heard a guy in the
frat jacket laughing at a joke his
buddy made about the “dyke
bitches, always complaining.” It
made me think...

It wasn’t the profound irony of

this pair of miscreants, belonging
toa men’s group and talking about
how unfounded the complaints of
the feminists were, that got to me.
It was the sheer gall of their dis-
missal of all feminists as a bunch of
radicals. These guys assumed that
these women were just whining
without cause.

I kept thinking about it as I went
to class; it made me angrier the
longer I pondered it. We're sur-
rounded bysexismevery day...and
most people do their best to ignore
it. The feminists’ complaints are
dismissed with, “There’s nosexism
here.” Indeed, there is no sexism in
my classes, in Engineering. They’Il
proudly point to theincrease in the
percentage of girls in Engineering
- still only handfuls of females
among hundreds of males. The
much vaunted increase in the
male/female ratio is an improve-
ment from abysmal to merely pa-
thetic.

I’m told the sexism situation
improves in the workplace. Look
at how drastically the percentage
of women who have jobs has

jumped up. I’m looking... but there
isn’t very much to see that’s en-
couraging. The managers are male,
and thesecretaries are female. Most
of the well-paid senior manage-
ment is far too busy doing impor-
tant things to do their own photo-
copying and typing. I’ve worked
at places where I got strange looks
because I used the Xerox myself as
opposed to handing the work off to
a female secretary droid. Welcome
to the work force, women, now
please get me another cup of cof-
fee.

I’ve seen women struggling
along at grunt work while hand-
some, promising, young, male
graduates get a red carpet rolled
out for them as they are “fast
tracked” to positions of seniority.
I've recently seen executives make
women that have university de-
grees struggle to sort thousands of
sheets by hand - because the man-
agers couldn't “afford the com-
puter resources” to automate the
task. Meanwhile the same manag-
ers were buying males expensive

computer workstations to “in-

Letters continued

cont. from RANKLES p.6

make a difference, by putting
themselves on the line, and run-
ning for office. They deserve to be
commended for what they stand
for, and what they are attempting
to do; instead, they received “shit
and abuse” from the Gateway staff.

Krista Singleton
Arts II

Furniture
review faux
pas

I am writing in response to the
Thursday March 7, Gateway “re-
view” by Gabino Vidal Travassos.

I read your “review” of Alan
Ball’s MVA painting exhibition
with disbelief and your “review”
of the second Art and Design De-
partment staff exhibition with as-
tonishment, and now your most
recent tour defarce - a “review” of
the MDF QA (medium density
fibreboard quick assembly) exhi-
bition. Quite simply, you don’t
know what you're talking about.
This need not have been the case.
Three other reviewers of this most
recent exhibition spoke with me
and with my students about the
furniture produced for the show,
about motivation, intention, the
design process and the resultant
pieces. Their reviews were in-
formed; yours is not. It’s o.k. toask
questions. You might learn some-
thing.

This exhibitionis not solely about
the pieces in the show. It is also
about the first hand experience to
do basic research with an Alberta
produced product. It is about ex-
ploring the possibilities of forming,
fabricating and finishing a material
that is currently used very conser-
vatively by industry. And, the ex-
hibition is about each student,
whether in their first or second year
of furniture design, personally
challenging themselves in the area
of conceptualization, creative
problem solving, and producing a
first testable working prototype of

an original design.

We welcome honest informed
criticism. That leaves you out. For
your sake and for the sake of
Gateway readers - learn something
about art, design, furniture and
creativity. Read criticism. See how
the big boys and girls do it. Please
spare us your personal discoveries
relating to lavatorial humor, mor-
bidity and scatological word play.
You are misusing and abusing the
opportunity to write for a student
newspaper. But if you must make
anass of yourselfin public, Gabino
Vidal Travassos, bray away.

Bruce Bentz
Prof. Industrial Design

Pires should
avoid "horror"
movies

I write this letter in response to
the article by Teresa Pires (Silence
to Silence untenable capitulation,
Gateway, Feb. 28,1991), This reader
is still unclear as to whether the
article was intended to bea critique
of the movie (best described as a
psychological thriller, not a horror
movie) orifit was tobea yetanother
emotional hue-and-cry to the vic-
timization of women by men.

Ms. Pires failed to mention that
whileseveral womenare murdered
in the movie the viewer only sees
one female corpse, the one in the

mortuary/ post-mortem scene. In
this scene, while being revulsed by
the mutilation of the body, Jody
Foster's character retains her pro-
fessionalism as an FBI trainee and
evaluates the body as yet another
piece of evidence to track the psy-
chopath Buffalo Bill. While Ms.
Pires portrays this as potentiating
the audience to be desensitized to
the victimization of women she fails
to mention that Foster cleared the
examination room of rubber-neck-
ing police. Thisleft this viewer (and
likely others) the impression that
while Foster’s character was a
professional she did wish to return
as much dignity as one could toa
corpse.

As to Ms. Pires’ statements of
“Firstly, almost all of the victims
are women.” and “...women vi-
ciously battered and killed regularly
(my italics)...” this must bea case of
selective amnesia since I counted
one woman battered on screen
compared to the 3-4 male charac-
ters viciously mutilated and killed
in the movie by Dr. Hannibal 'the
Cannibal’ Lecter. I will not dispute
the fact that most of the victims of
Buffalo Bill were women but, once
again, Ms. Pires fails to mention
that the actual mutilation and kill-
ing of the victims are never shown
on screen and we are actually told

see "HORROR'—p.8

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really need is my moisture seek-
ing, optically guided, love missile,
like those nymphos dolled up at
the bar. Oh yeah, that’s something
else those feminists keep whining
about for nothing: our attitudes
about sex.

There’s nothing sexist about the
fact that we categorize women’s
sexuality into binary categories:
frigid and nymphomaniacal.
There’s nothing wrong with the
fact that conventional society
teaches girls to be “good girl” vir-
gins until marriage, while the guys
are supposed to be “experienced.”
Lemme see, basic addition and
subtraction leads meto believe that
either something is wrong or a lot
more guys have “experience” with
members of the same sex than they
are letting on.

When was the last time you saw
a sexually aggressive female who
wasp't chided by someone, all too
often another female, for being a
slut ? A guy in the same situation
would have been lauded asa stud.
Right on dude, look at him go for
that girl - gee, look at thatsleazebag
vamping that guy. No sexism to
complain about here.

So what are the feminists com-
plaining about ? We’ve made such

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But some people feel they can
dismiss feminists as just another
bunchofcrackpots. Sure, feminism
has its share of over-polarized
fruitbat radicals. Name one move-
ment that doesn’t. Afterall wedon’t
start building gas chambers for
Christians just because some coke
snorting, power tripping wacko
gets on TV and tells us that Jesus
demandsmillions of dollars in
ransom for his life- we let him run
for presidency of the U.S. instead.

For every one of the loopy radi-
cal feminists there are ten quiet,
rational, well spoken and intelli-
gent activists. And they have im-
portant things to say. Unfortu-
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radicals than confront the realissue:
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So don’t worry about sexism. Go
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Letters continued

More Gateway rankling

Continued from HORROR
p.7

that the mutilation is always done
post-mortem.

As a second point it was not
stated by Ms. Pires that Buffalo
Bill’s first victim was, in fact, a
man. Her article would have one
believe that Buffalo Bill is an ex-
ample of male hatred towards
women yet she makes no state-
ment as to the psychological root
of Buffalo Bill’s actions. Buffalo Bill
envisions himself a woman in a
man’s body, one who has been
turned down for the medical pro-
cedures to make hima transsexual.
To overcome this the character
wished to make himself a ‘female’
with a bodysuit from the skins of
hisalready-dead victims, hence the
mutilation. Biologically this could
be seen as male against female but
psychologically one could also
envision this as ‘female’ against
female.

In reading my own comments
and those in Ms. Pires’ article I can
finally conclude that thearticle was
not dealing directly with The Si-
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once again address the global
problem of certain men’s victim-
ization of women. Perhaps Ms.
Pires should stop seeing these
‘horror’ movies which she states
she does not enjoy and watch those
which are more amenable to the
main point of her article like The
Burning Bed or Sleeping with the
Enemy.
K. Fischer
Graduate Student

Credit cards
here to stay

As a student and a “business-
man,” I would like to welcome
Peter Fisera to the twentieth cen-
tury. His article on the “evils” of
credit was shortsighted and naive.
Themarketing scheme of American
Express is a non-issue here—what
is, simply is how modern society
and the banking system operates.
Used wisely and responsibly credit
is as great freedom.

I understand Mr. Fisera would
like to help us all by ridding the

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world of “debt inducing” credit
cards. Wouldn't it be wonderful if
we could all trust each other? It
would be great if hotels would be-
lieve you when you would say, “I
promisel’llshow,” andifcarrental
agencies would take, “I promise I
won't trash your car as security.”
The factremains that there are more
than ever a lot of things you can do
with a credit card.

I have had the almighty plastics
since I was legally able to—I have
used them wisely and they have
not only been a convenience, but
quite frankly they have saved my
ass a number of times. Try telling a
tow truck driver in 35 below
weather that you can pay on
Monday —no problem.

As far as automatic approval, is
itso horrible that American Express
recognizes that if you are intelligent
and responsible enough to reach
the University level that you can
handle a little credit? If students
can’t manage to deal with credit
and budgets now they never will—
regardless of how much money
they have.

Like it ornotcreditis everywhere
and in our modern society it is
becoming more and more impor-
tant. Ona business level, I happily
pay interest on other people’s
money because withit, Imake more
than they do. On a personal level,
I'mnotstupid enough to be charged
and if you are, is it the bank’s fault
or yours?

Clive Oshry
Arts IV

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rubble of

The customer is never wrong.
This policy allowed me to scam
free drinks at lousy southside
nightclubs and showed me that
managers are mean miserly mo-
rons who think all employees
have no self respect. ButI’m not
bitter.

This grand University needs
customer service forits students
if it really gives a damn about
preserving its own integrity.
This scares the administration
because students would actually
be involved in shaking bureau-
cratic dogma.

The reality is that campus
hacks in general serve them-
selves. It’s symptomatic of the
sort of backstabbing common to
the end of the Roman Empire.

Bureaucratic buttheads
respond,“Not my problem.
Write a letter.”

Duuuuuh okay.

Therearenumerous examples
of university bureaucracy. This
is the most absurd. I ask you to
read and weep:

Iboughta faulty Copicard and
figured I would get a quick re-
fund. This was way too much to
ask.

I’m not too worried about
being sued over this tale because
my earningsare lowerthan your
current Kuwaiticitizen. I’llmake
nebulous references so those in-
volved will only be slightly
miffed. Only anyone who walks
into Printing Services will be
aware of their lousy refund
conditions.

Someone speaking like
Barney Rubble dispelled any
ideals that I had that I can’t
anything done at the U of A
(including studying late at
night).

He was very generous in ex-
plaining that students can’t get
arefund because that’s not their
policy. Aware of his greater im-
portance, I was more polite than
I usually am. My friends say I
make Mobutu (an off campus
dictator people should be aware
of) look like an angel when it
comes to diplomacy. Sensing my
cordial tone, some guy with
charbroiled skin anda titlecame
to back up Fool #1.

manager

Humour

Eamonn makes

Fill out form. Come back to-
morrow. Upset? Write a letter.
“Bite me”, Joe Student.

I got a new Copicard instead
of the five bucks I had hoped for
ten days later. Barney naively
told me of these tedious details,
implying that this was the only
way to get things done.

“Okee Dokee?”

Laughter warmed my heartas
I sneered right back at him.
Eamonn, I said to myself, you’re
being unfair.

Barney thought bonehead bu-
reaucracy had triumphed once
more. He was wrong because he
was messing with a self pro-
moting cartoonist.

None of my old managers
caught me doing this because I
only did it to people who were
obviously wrong. That’s why I
no longer work there.

Having Ebenezer Scrooge on
your back isn’t fun. So is having
your intelligence insulted by
someone holding a half eaten
sandwich, giving youa Copicard
that you no longer need.

Duh, I won’t do a damn thing
because I’m apathetic. I’m
cheesed because I wanted five
bucks. Boohoo.

This whole university is run
by nepotism. Lost in the deal-
making are the students — those
who should be served. I don’t
blame a student for hardly car-
ing because I find it hard to care
sometimes about this University
as well.

Aphysician | talked torecently
feels I should see a psychiatrist.
I may sneak up behind him and
say, “Boo! Ha! Only kidding!” I
digress since being too honest
makes people think that you’re
golfing without a ball.

You should be concerned
about the petty obstacles that
affect the quality of our educa-
tion. Heck, you can feel ironic
like I do right now and maybe
write a letter.

I'll stop my ranting now. I
think I’ll go to a campus bar,
swillsome Don Cherry pops,and
relax after having vented my
spleen.

Anybody want to buy a new
Copicard?

Letters continued

The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 9

SU post-election fallout

SU not about
geiting laid

We do not to intend to person-
ally assault any of the candidates
in this year’s SU election, but we
were overwhelmed by the incred-
ible mediocrity of themall. We were
previously acquainted with many
of the candidates and those that we
did not know, we met and ques-
tioned throughout their cam-
paigns.

Not only were they ignorant of
the issues facing our SU and uni-
versity, but seemed unaware of the
full extent of responsibilities that
executive positions entail. We do
not doubt that some of the candi-
dates have good intentions, but
good intentions do not equal good
leadership.

Being informed and knowl-
edgeable about the issues is meant
to make it easy to choose the best
person for each position.This year,
it made it far more difficult. A joke
slate’s candidates seemed as com-
petent as many of the “serious”
candidates. Scared? We are.

The SU is not about resumé
shuffling or getting laid; it is about
students who depend ona cohesive
and responsible executive, an ex-
ecutive that will ensure that their
university will not be lost. Try as
we might, it is impossible for us to
foresee such a team resulting from
these election.

Rachel Abbey MLS IV
Cynthia Grout Arts IV

Ross not
Qualified for vp
finance?

Many of the candidates running
in the last SU election touted them-
selves as experienced and qualified
individuals. These are characteris-
tics that most people, including
myself look for in candidates. One
candidate, Alex Ross, (V.P. Fi-
nance), promoted himself as being
highly qualified. I feel that it is
necessary for myself to point out
Mr. Ross’s blatantly dishonest and
reprehensible conduct during the
elections.

Firstly, Mr. Ross does not havea
complete Commerce education. He
is only in his second year of Busi-
ness. Secondly, contrary to his
election literature, Mr. Ross admit-
ted to me that he has completed
one accounting course, one man-
agement science course ( A.K.A.
statistics), and no finance courses.
Despite this lack of course work,
Alex still seems to feel that he has
an understanding of accounting
finance, and effective management.
I feel that the only discipline which
Mr. Ross understands is market-
ing. Surprisingly, he fails to men-
tion this component of the B.
Comm. program. However, I sup-
pose this componentis self- evident
in his misleading and unethical
campaign hand-outs.

Despite these minor inadequa-
cies, my confidence in Alex Ross
remains undaunted, and Iam sure
he will be able to fulfil his election
promises, including the much an-
ticipated return of the Christmas
Egg Nog Party, as advertised in
The Gateway.

Thomas G. Rothwell
Arts II

Ohh!! Those feminists again!

Cypher misses
point of
feminism

I think Jennifer Cypher missed
the point of feminism in the article
she wrote for the "Woman Wright"
insert. lapproached the article with
a reasonably open mind, with the
view that it might be informative
to see what a feminist had to say
about the issue.

Upon reading the article, how-
ever, I was completely baffled by
what I was presented with. Ac-
cording to Cypher, the important
issue on campus is not women's
rights , but rather the feminist
ideology. She states that none of
the four candidates for the SU
elections professs to be feminists.
My response is, so what? Why
should a woman have to be femi-
nist to present the female point of
view. What does it matter what
title you run under so long as you
can communicate the point?

The Oxford Dictionary of Current
English defines feminism as "ad-
vocacy of women's rights on basis
of equality of sexes." Cypher seems
to have misinterpreted feminism
as the desired end rather than the
means to the goal. To champion
thename of feminism is to promote
the popularity ofanideology rather
than to achieve the equality of
women.

Cypher stated that "More people
at this university need to make the
effort to construct the environment
required to accept and nurture

feminism, in all its forms." To put
this quotein layman's terms: "More
people need to advocate the ad-
vancement of the advocation of
women's rights." It doesn't make
much sense, does it?

Cliff Johnson
Engineering I

Bleeding a
private
celebration

Thearticle “Tampons! Tampons!
Tampons!” written in the March
7th issue of The Gateway, is not an
example of clear thinking. It is
grossly impractical and unrealis-
tic. The writers claim that sanitary
products “stop the bleeding . . .
stop the feeling—what feeling?
There is no validity in this state-
ment! A woman can “bleed in cel-
ebration," but it is a private cel-
ebration. One can, believe it or not,
have an inner awareness of her
womanhood, without publishing
it monthly in a newspaper.

The article does make a valid
point in that sanitary products do
contribute to global pollution, but
it does not propose any practical
alternatives. Cleanliness and per-
sonal hygieneare facts of life, things
everyone must deal with. Yes,
women do bleed, thank you. This
too, is a fact of life.

Whether the writers choose to
deal with this realistically or not is
a private matter, and such a
pointless, unsupported article has

no business being published in a
newspaper. I do enjoy my femi-
ninity, and I do believe women
and men should be given equal
opportunities; however, I would
not rejoice while sitting ina puddle
of blood, as this article implies.
Tara Hughes
Arts I

Leanne Leidl
Business I

Woman Wright
editors set
record straight

As the compilers of the special
issue of Womanwright, we would
like to correct some of the errors
that appeared. In the list of con-
tributors, the names of Yvonne
Mireau and Maxine Olynk were
not included. As well, we give our
sincere apologies Christiane
Spénard-Godbout for misspelling
her name. And we apologize to
Sherri Ritchie for centring her
poem, and not justifying it to the
left of the page.

We would like to thank all the
contributors who provided us with
material; unfortunately, we did not
have room for everything. Hope-
fully, we can include these and
many more articles in future issues
of Womanwright.

Laurie Davidson, Arts III
Jennifer Cypher, Arts II
Teresa Pires, Arts IV
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Entertainment Editor: Mike Evans, 492-5178

CJSR Birthday Bash local band showcase

by Marcel Opazo

A fantastic evening of entertainment was
provided by The Flicks, The Loved One, and
Jr Gone Wild at the seventh CJSR Birthday
Bash at Dinwoodie Lounge on Saturday
Night. Despite some difficulty in gaining
admission (the doorman was doing the Wong
thing), the bands were ten times worth the
price of admission. There is too much to say
about the whole evening, but I will do my
best to tell about each band.

Opening band The Flicks a local
Edmonton band, demonstrated a folk-rock-
grunge-pop style backed by powerful vo-
cals from Bernice Pelletier and drummer
Lyndon Schiewe. Songs like “Wheels,”
“Beehive” and the impressive “Please Don’t
Mind” hadstrong rhythm lines, good driving
beats and a great mix of vocals that showed
the diverse stylings of the seven piece en-
semble. Guitarist Randy Reichart—who
filled every song witha plethora of puissant
melody—was happy with the stage and
sound system which enhanced the band’s
performance. Foran opening act, the sound
system might have been better adjusted but
the band overcame this problem with a very
lively set.

The following act, The Loved One is a
monster act of immense proportions with
crashing sound from drummer Rob
Westbury, reckless and wild distortion from
guitarist Chris Boddy, booming bass from
Cam Boddy, and intense and powerful vo-
cals from singer Kelly Simpson who sounds
like a mix of Bruce Springsteen, Michael
Jackson, and Lucciano Pavarotti. The self-
reflexive crusty alternative veterans who
sound like “Hell’s Glee Club” opened witha
loud, crunching version of the Beatle’s “I
Want You/She’s So Heavy.” Meanwhile, a
Dr. Seuss cartoon played on screen behind
the drums and several TV screens on stage
played mesmerizing psychedelic patterns
as the band continued through mostly
original and some cover tunes. But in ad-
dition to being wild, crazy and depressing,
the band surprised me totally withan original
called “Up Up Up Up Up Up," inspired by
the Simpsons, as a way to negate all the
darkness. On stage Kelly, who had shaved
off his hair for the gig, sprinkled dust from
the Goat Head onall those who were present
while spiritual advisor Dan Ball made a late
entrance to raise the lead vocalist from the
dead. The ELO cover “Do Yah” was con-
verted froma basic three chord progression
into a frenzied, beautiful move song that
made me want to grab Jeff Lynne, stick him
back into his Wilbury case, and shove him in
the closet for eternity. The band of sweet
melodies with sensitive degenerate pop
sensibilities inside a 70’s groove was kicked
off the stage but not before they finished
with a version medley from J.C Superstar
which brought down the house. Simpson
(Kelly, not Bart) paced himself well and his
voice, even after a lot of intense numbers,
maintained its power and control right up
until the very end.

Finally, ARIA award-winning Jr. Gone
Wild, who leave today for an extended tour
to continue promoting their new album Too
Dumb to Quit (Stony Plain Records), in-
cluding a date in Austin, Texas, took to the
stage and proceeded to country rock the
room for the next 90 minutes. Recent lineup
changes and the meeting of their van with
three large Kenworths near Jasper did notin
any way affect a lively performance which
included songs from all the albums.

The “extra texture moody orchestra home
feeling” coveted by guitarist Chris Smith
has been enhanced by the addition of Jane
Hawley on fiddle and backing vocals. The
surprising thing was that every song was
played with such excitement and energy
that it is hard to say which songs stood out
most. The more notable numbers were
probably “What A Great Day," which was
early in theset, “Bachelor Suite” and “What's
Going On," which demanded strong vocals
from the band but was delivered as un-
compromisingly as all other numbers.
Keyboardist/guitarist/backing vocalist
Ford Pier, who finished the set in his boxer

(Clockwise from top)
Ford Pier of Jr. Gone Wild
approaches fertility rite clothing;
Bernice Pelletier from The Flicks
has a hair shakin’ frenzy;

a face only a mother could
love—cosmic showman Kelly
Simpson of The Loved One does
an Illuminati Buddha for the
crowd.

All photos by
Gabino Travassos.

Perk

shorts and a cowboy hat, seemed to be the Anthony Pavlic, The Flicks

most visible of all members. Ford is looking
forward to going down south where they
can play for a new audience but he made it
clear that changes in the band's sound area
reflection of the change in the idea behind
the band. The original idea was to avoid
getting real jobs; the new idea is to continue
playing in order to keep from having real
jobs.

Famous Last Words

“Lyndon is a bike courier and a tree
planter...his songs are —_—unpretentious.”-

“Ford’s got an ugly hairy ass!” -Chris
Smith, Jr. Gone Wild

“Print this: Colin James can suck...”-Ian
Cook, Jr Gone Wild

“We also do a cover of ‘Puff the Magic
Dragon.’”-Kelly Simpson, The Loved One

“Cartesian dualism is destroying the Re-
naissance man.”-Ford Pier, Jr. Gone Wild

“Thad to pay to getin!”-G. Paul Skelhorne,
editor in chief, The Gateway

“See yah later!”-Mike Macdonald, Jr.Gone
Wild

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Monday 11th
February

A quick and efficient alert this time. We
heard the siren just as we were about to start
making supper at 7; we were out of the
sealed room again in 10 minutes, and the all
clear for all the country was announced (but
nosiren sounded) about fifteen minutes later.
Nocasualties are known; nor will they tell us
(but you can guess, they said, depending on
what you heard or didn’t) whether or not
Partiots were fired. So back to supper.

Thursday 14th
February

There have been no missiles for 2 daysand
we have slept gratefully. The nearest thing
to an alert has been the car engines, or,
especially, motorcycles, especially when they
accelerate uphill in low gear. You hear the
note rise gradually from low to highand you
tense; then a one-second pause; it’s not fol-
lowed by a corresponding descent, high to
low, and you relax. It was only a car, afterall.
Then, and only then, you notice you had
tensed. I’m somewhat ashamed to find my-
self reacting in this way, perhaps because of
its dissonance with the self-image I would
like to preserve. But I think even the first
notes of Gerschwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
would bring most of Israel to its collective
feet at the moment.

I recently heard (perhaps from the other
Israeli diarists? — I forget) that our con-
sumption of chocolate has risen by 45 to 50%
since the warstarted. HereI’ma big offender;
is this also evidence for being tense? How
depressing. On the other hand, how com-
forting to know that I can Blame It On The
War.

I’mtrying not to commenton the attack on
the Iraqi bunker. On the human level, any-
thing an outside commentator can say is
trite and inadequate. On the political, there’s
enough rhetoric bouncing around already.
What I don’t understand is why people
should be surprised. Saddam has a well-
established policy of placing military facili-
ties in population centres (so, incidentally,
does the PLO in Lebanon) and of placing
civilians, his own or the enemy’s, in military
installations. It must have been clear to the
Allies from the start that a military bunker of
strategic importance would have a high
chance of also housing civilians. Sosomeone
must have taken the decision from the start,
that this is not a sufficient reason for not
hitting military targets. What's the alterna-
tive? Once a “human shield” can be shown
to work, Saddam has only to place civilians
in all military installations and he’s stopped
the Allied attack. There’s no way to fight a
completely moral war.

When you can tell whether a report ema-
nates from CNN or not, just by the tone, in 2
minutes flat, you know CNN isn’t broad-
casting news. Not objective news, anyway.
In fact the 2 Israeli TV channels sometimes
cut a few pictures from CNN reports into
their own news, but almost never relay a
complete CNN report, and I can’t blame
them. We get NBC reports; we get ABC’s
Nightline, both duly subtitled. Those who
want CNN have to watch iton Lebanon (and
I assume the central area, which is too far
away to receive Lebanon, gets it on Jordan. I
can’t get Jordanian TV, I’tn too far away
from them,soIcan’t check the point.) Having
watched it on Lebanon, I have to admit I
agree with the policy of the Israeli stations.
CNN has placed itself too firmly in the Iraqi
camp to be acceptable as “news.”

What does it help to be the biggest voice in
Baghdad, if you pay for it with your inde-
pendence and your integrity?

‘

DIARY OF A WAR: Thi

Friday 15th
February

A dull, grey day. Low clouds and a cold,
dry north-east wind: a winter hamsin. The
trees rock in the gusts, tall ships riding out
the wind-waves; the geraniums in the win-
dow-box shiver. The radio can find no more
cheerful fare than the widening gap between
the cost of living index and the level of
wages. After this it brings us the current
argument between the honourable and cul-
tured Ministers Pat and Moda’i/ each of
which, according to the other, himself needs
the Ministrations of a white-coated attendant
in a closed ward. A grey February day and
life is getting back to normal.

The U.S. is confident that it can finish the
ground war ina week. So says the radio, and
the radio never lies. I still think they’Il need
at least two. If this were Britain the bookies
would be taking bets on it; in Britain they
probably are.

9:30 am. The radio announces that the U.S.
has started using fire-bombs to clear
minefields. It sounds like a high-intensity
modern version of napalm. I look out of the
window into the garden and see the flat rice-
fields of Vietnam. Mental associations are
dangerous beasts. They say it’s only to clear
minefields. The radio says it so it must be
true. I wonder what else they have in their
arsenal. If the sun were shining I could be
optimistic, I could reflect that this probably
means the ground attack is approaching,
and therefore the end of the war. Under
these grey clouds I can see only the rice-
fields.

10:10 am. The radio suddenly switches to
aloud, monotonouswail. Thesiren? No, can’t
be, it’s not rising and falling. Must be a
technical fault. But I’m not sure. I hurry to
the kitchen. From the window I could swear
I hear, faintly, the siren. The kids are in
school, what’s happening there now? Then
the kitchen radio falls silent, and a moment
later the announcer reassures us that it was
indeed just a transmission fault. Not what he
knows we’re all thinking.

SoI couldn’t have heard the siren from the
windowafter all. My years are playing tricks
on me.

I’m surprised to notice how fast my heart
is beating, even though I know it wasn’t the
siren. I don’t react like this when there’s a
real alert. Why now? Perhaps because a
daytime alert would be a major break in the

ttern.

At 10:15 the radio tells us that the siren in

Haifa was a false alarm. Perhaps some siren~
operator was misled by the sound on the’

radio, too. At least I can still trust my own
ears.

I go back to vacuuming the house. Back to
Normal. There won’t be an alert till tonight.
We can expect one tonight, there almost
always is one on Friday nights. My heart
won't race when comes, we'll be Back to
Normal. What worries us is not the attack

but the unexpected.

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Wednesday,
20th February

The War Diary; Beginnings

Rumours abound, they surround us. We
listen to the news on the hour, on the half-
hour; some leave the radio on all the time. I
think people are not really working, I have
the feeling that they are going through the
emotions (motions? ed.)

We hear that the Russians are preparing a
way for Saddam Hussein to stay in power,
with a substantial amount of his military
strength intact. We hear that the Americans
will start the invasion of Kuwait and even
Iraq momentarily. We listen and believe
everything. We listen and believe nothing.
We continue to listen.

And then we have another attack.

13:49 - We hear the siren. There are only
three of us in the house; I came back from
work only 20 minutes earlier. My wife is out;
my son and his friend join me in the sealed,
poison gas-proof room; we don our gas
masks, listen to the radio.

13:53 - Nahman Shai tells us that one
missile has been fired at us, but has not yet
landed.

20:02 - Shai tells us that the missile has
landed, but no further details. We under-
stand that since we have not heard an ex-
plosion we are likely not to be in the area of
the landing.

20:05 - All areas of the country other than
Greater Tel Aviv and Shomron (Samaria)
are clear; we can remove gas masks and
leave the sealed room.

20:08-Tel Aviv is also released from masks
and the sealed room.

20:22 - We are told that there are no
wounded. A sigh of relief.

20:28 - A general all-clear is announced,
nowincluding Shomronas well; the weapon
apparently carried a conventional warhead.

23:00 - We are told that two Patriots were
fired at the missile; some shrapnel fell in
built-up regions, but without producing any
serious damage. It seems that the perfor-
mance of the Patriots is being upgraded
from day to day; these two hit the warhead
of the Scud and exploded it remote from its
target.

Weknow that Saddam Hussein willattack
us with all he has left to throw at us as soon
as the land war starts. We wait.

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Friday 22nd
February

8 pm. The radio has devoted the last 24
hours mainly to a discussion of the Russian
peace initiative and the probable
U.S.response. For various reasons I missed
most ofit,and the news this evening updates
me. The surprise, after Saddam’s speech
yesterday evening, was that Iraq accepted
the Russian plan. It didn’t mean too much
because Bush already rejected the Russian
plan days ago. So now there’s a short period
of one-upmanship between the U.S. and the
Russians; by this evening’s news, Bush is
one-up. The media have been presenting the
Russian initiative as “are the Russians going
to wrest control of the situation from Bush
and save their ally Iraq?” But to me the
Russian plan looks more like a desperate
attempt to stay in the picture, with the penalty
for failure being to exit from the game. Like
much of the Iraqi response, it looks like a
response to internal needs, e.g. internal
criticism of Russia’s role to date. Nor is it
credible, given the present world situation,
that Gorbachev came out with it without
checking the U.S.’s probable response first
(Justas Iraq did beforeshe invaded Kuwait!).
Gorbachev is not about to break with the
US. for the sake of Iraq — which indeed
someone identified as “a Sovietspokesman”
even says openly on the news. And Bush is
playing according to form. I'll be very sur-
prised if Iraq can agree to his terms. He has
no intention of allowing Saddam to come
out of this with a shred of honour intact. A
Saddam who agreed to those terms would
almost certainly not be able to continue to
rule Iraq.

In fact we don’t know if he still rules Iraq
even now. Aziz is busy agreeing to every-
thing in Moscow, but Radio Baghdad hasn’t
so much as mentioned that there are peace
feelers, even if indirect via Russia. In whose
name is Aziz agreeing to leave Kuwait?

The news is already starting to discuss the
peace talks that'll follow all this. Nobody
disputes that the war will be followed by
talks tosettle the Arab-Israeli conflict (among
the rest), though nobody calls it linkage.
That would be impolite. They interview
settlers on the Golan Heights who may have
to leave their homes and farms as the result
of a peace treaty. Views run the whole po-
litical range. One says: “The demonstrations
when they withdrew from Yamit (on the
Sinai coast) were kindergarten compared to
the High School of what we'll put on if they
try to move us from here.” He’s probably in
the majority; it’s hard to tell from the news
report. Another says he’d accept giving up
the Golan heights as the price of peace; this
war has shown that an extra few kilometres
no longer guarantee security or sufficient
strategic depth.

Nobody reports on the fate of Jerusalemin
the coming peace talks. Jerusalem is the
toughest nut in the bag; we’ll be arguing
over Jerusalem for years. Everything else is
justland;Jerusalemisa symbol. Neither side
can either give her up or divide her. I don’t
know how we're going to work that one out,
and nobody wants to open the Pandora’s
box by asking about Jerusalem what they
ask about the Golan.

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saturday 23rd
February

The deadline at 7 pm (Israeli time) is
marked by a siren. We don masks, as usual,
for 10 minutes,and watch TV. Lifeas normal.
One missile, Scud, conventional. Central
sector. No damage, no casualties. One cold
cup of coffee. There are no casualties soI can
joke.

The attack itself, as Gadi says, was pre-
dictable. They’re often predictable after the
event. The surprise is that this is the best
Saddam can do. The general feeling here is
that if he were able, he’d’ve launched 100
missiles with chemical warheads to mark
this moment. It would be a fitting act of
defiance; and

besides, he must know it’s pretty well his
last chance.

Gadi, in a rare moment of armchair
generalship, figures the U.S. will concentrate
on crossing the border between Kuwait and
concentrate on crossing the border between
Kuwait and Jordan, far behind the Kuwaiti-
Iraqi border, and will then siphon off some
forces to head westwards and destroy the
remaining launchers in H2 and H3. I wait till
midnight to hear if the ground attack has
started, but there’s no word. I’m convinced
they won’t wait any longer than they can
help; Bush has already shown that deadlines
are deadlines, and he won’t want to
destroythat publicimage. But midnight goes
and the radio knows nothing.

sunday 24th
February

7 am. The radio reveals that the ground
attack started at 8 pm last night. While the 9
pm news was discussing when it would be,
it was already an hour old. Proof that you
CAN keep things from journalists if you
have to. The journalists retaliate by passing
round the latest scoop: that the attack had
been planned for 8 pm last night all along,
the time was fixed several days ago. When
Bush gave his ultimatum, it was timed to fit
in with the battle, not the other way around.
So much for the apparent willingness to wait
and see how the Iraqis would react to the
Russian diplomatic initiative.

People are still carrying gas masks ev-
erywhere; more than ever, in fact. They ex-
pect the chemical attack to come this week. It
doesn’tconvince them that last night’s missile
was conventional. They’re not prepared to
believe that Saddam can’t put chemical
warheads on his missiles, that it was all a
bluff. I suspect it’ll take quite a while after
the war is over before they feel safe walking
around at night without the talisman of a
square carton slung over their shoulder.

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e The Gateway

Booisauce blowout at Bronx short on beef

with Laon vy Loved One
The Bronx
Thursday, March 7

by Maija Graham

What was initially a passive gathering of
about500 people was transformed Thursday
nightintoa surging mass of gyrating maniacs
by the pulsing funk rhythms of Montreal’s
Bootsauce.

Considering that this band has only been
together forabouta year, their popularity, as
demonstrated by a sellout crowd and
rumours of scalped tix hitting $30, is as-
tounding.

Ayearis nota very long time fora band to
be together, however, and Bootsauce’s in-
experience is revealed in their live perfor-

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benefit froma few thousand more kilometres
on the road to mature as a live act.

Despite their rawness, however, Bootsauce
has already picked up some naughty tricks
that would be expected from more prominent
acts like (cough) Madonna or (cough, cough)
New Kids on the Block— and in neither case
do I imply simulated masturbation. I’m
talking about the use of recorded tracks ina
live show.

Bootsauce relied rather heavily on back-
up synth, sampling and rhythm tracks, es-
pecially on songs like “Sex Marine” and
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stage but the “keyboardist” wasa technician
ona MacPlus coordinating MIDI outputs.

In fact, Bootsauce’s best performance came
on those songs that were relatively free of
technological support. Notable was their
energetic, skull-shattering performance on
“Masterstroke.” The mellow, acoustic “Play
With Me” also worked well and gave the
audience a chance to re-orient themselves to
gravity. The mad, slamming frenzy was re-
sumed with even greater intensity with
“Scratching the Whole”—which also con-
tained one of the more stirring guitar solos
I've heard courtesy of Sonny Greenwich Jr.

While the crowd was rowdy, Bootsauce
was rather restrained. The crowd was ener-
gized more by the music itself than by the
band’s stage presence. The main difference
between listening to The Brown Album on the
stereo and hearing it live would be that
slamming with the living room furniture is
less satisfying. Mind you, given the cramped
confines of the stage, and the heat,
Bootsauce’s lethargy could be forgiven ... a
little.

Yes, the crowd was a rowdy bunch, even
rude at times. The incredible temperature
didn’t help toimprove people’s dispositions
either. The Bronx could usea riser at the back

Idyllic Tea

Idyl Tea

with The Blue Meanies
Dinwoodie Lounge
Friday, March 8

by Sekeena Shaben

Maybe the stage was too large or the
crowd too small. But in spite of a very disap-
pointing turnout Idyl Teasounded awesome
at Dinwoodie Lounge on Friday. the evening
seemed like a disaster from the beginning.
Ska Boom, the lead act on the bill, cancelled
and when the opening act, The Blue Meanies,
took the stage at 9:45 there was more secu-
rity than audience. It turned out lucky for
the crowd though because Idyl Tea played
two great sets and more than compensated
for anyone’s disappointment.

The first set perhaps lacked a little conti-
nuity but the second was fine, opening with
their new tune, “There You Are,” and a
raunchy two guitar onslaught that definitely
defies wimp rock.

If The Gateway were a fashion magazine I
could talk about Idyl Tea’s sense of style.
Then again, they are too busy defining a
musical styleabove and beyond a concept of
what to wear. It takes more than just hairand
good boots to make a great band. Good
songwriters, talented musiciansand a bunch
of guys who are in sync are what's really
important.

They demonstrated a break away from
the early career comparisons with R.E.M. et.
al with their new material. Idyl Tea has its

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of the floor for those who don’t wish to be
crushed but would still like to see more than
the performers’ heads. The Bronx does not,
however, need aloudersound system. Nope
nope nope nope.

In retrospect, if I had seen The Loved One
after Bootsauce, rather than before, I may
have appreciated them (The Loved One)
more. It was the first time I had seen the band
and the first time I had seen Kelly Simpson
since the demise of Cadillac of Worms or the
Broddy brothers since Wickerman’s break-
up. By the looks and sounds of it, they have
found the right mix of musicians. Instru-
mentally there is little to fault them for (okay,
Simpson is no Liberace on the keys);
Simpson’s voice even seems to have im-
proved.

The Worm-ish humour remains, as in
mindbenders like “Moose and Squirrel”
which, it was explained, is about a moose
and a ... squirrel! There are honest, beer-
drinking fun sound rousers like “Another
Galaxy.” And the theme/overture to Jesus
Christ Superstar never sounded so, so, so
gritty. And what’s a Kelly Simpson gig
withouta little belly? All they need now isa
slick video with choreographed dancers to
make it big.

party

own voice. And a fine live show. They area
talented group who know how to mix fun
and seriousness in their music. They like
their material and its a pleasure to watch a
band with such unabashed confidence.
Everett LaRoi’s stage presence is vital to the
band’s good reception but the rest of the
players are also crucial. They all contribute
to a feeling of organic excitement whenever
the band begins a new song.

Idyl Tea has just returned from an exten-
sive tour and is home to show off what they
have learned on the road. Edmonton is a
lucky city—it seems we just don’t know it
yet.

The Blue Meanies played a long and en-
ergeticopening set. At times their three guitar
set-up over-powered some of their 60s cov-
ers but their vocal stylings carried them
through. They do everything from The Doors
to The Beatles with a kind of authenticity
that cannot go unappreciated. However, they
played mostly to an audience that was in
diapers the first time these tunes were hot.
They do an admirable job as a cover band
but hearing these old songs again just isn’t
that interesting.

Idyl Tea made what could have been a
disappointing evening into an entertaining
live show. However, for a gig to be this
poorly attended—especially whenit has been
proven that Idyl Tea can drawa large crowd
to the Power Plant—the adeptness of
Dinwoodie’s promoters (sponsoring club?)
must be questioned.

Entertainment
staff and other

buttheads.

(Don't take it personally —this is
hell month for your edifor.)
As always, we will be meeting

this

Friday at 3:30 pm.

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stuff.
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Not there, can't shave!

The Gateway « Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 15

This crazy package even publishes its own comic book—see inset.

Avuncular pop- -meisters boast bravado

Bob’s Your Uncle
Power Plant
March 7

by Gabino Travassos

I want to start smoking. My friends all
smoke. Cool people on TV commercials all
smoke. Mike the dog smokes. And, definitely
the most important, Peter Lizotte from Bob’s
Your Uncle smokes. And he took his cigarette
and lit it from my friend’s butt. If I was
smoking, maybe I could have been so lucky.

Bob's Your Uncleis nifty. Bob’s Your Uncle
is weird, funky, avant, pure, dumb. Bob’s
Your Uncle is Bernie Radelfinger on bass,
Sook-Yin Lee on lead vocals, Peter Lizotte
on harmonica, John Rule on drums, and

James Junger on guitar. Bob’s Your Uncle is
froma city in B.C. that starts with ‘V’. Bob’s
Your Uncle as a group are uglier than the
Rolling Stones.

I don’t mean ugly is bad. Or that the entire
band is ugly. Sook-Yin Lee is terribly attrac-
tive. But their clothing is reminiscent of Aldo
Nova’searly industrial waste dump fashions.
There was a brief drunken chant of “More
ugly, less pretty!” which was quelled by the
aggro bouncers. Sook-Yin Lee’s
maternityesque smock was most unpretty,
but her ‘Fuck Forever’ t-shirt was cruel, it
made me cry.

How were they? They kicked. The bar was
stuffed. Sook-Yin reached into her box o’
tricks and pulled out neat toys. Like cowbells

Flicks flyin’ high

The Flicks
Triballoons

cassette release party
Thursday, March 7
City Media Club

by Mike Evans
There once was a band called The Flicks
And no one quite knew how they ticked—
But they came to the show
And now everyone knows:
They do all this stuff just for kicks.
- Mike Macdonald of Jr. Gone Wild

The Flicks is a band that gives the impres-
sion it is a band for the only really good
reason a band has to exist: they love to play.

Thursday last, these good friends gathered
on stage at the Media Club to regale an
appreciative audience with their own in-
fectious brand of psychedelia-inflected,
country-seasoned, jazz-influenced
pop’n’rock’roll, all of which is very nearly
superfluous word-play. The fact is, these
guys are fun and, when you get right down
to it, that is all that matters.

Localacts by and largesatisfy the logistical
problems of band-dom by keeping their
membershipsmall and, well,aggressive. Not
so The Flicks. They are area seven piece
outfit, mixing three guitars, bass, drums and
congas—plus the occasional foray on wash-
board, accordion, cowbell and other mis-
cellaneous musical implements—with
enough experience and grace not to try to
overpower an audience with volume and
casual profanity. Instead, The Flicks seduce
and audience with a politesse that is almost
too genuine to be real, fine musicianship and
good songs. Which isn’t to say they can’t
kick, they just kick when it will be most
effective.

Allthe players freely exchange center stage
and seem to appreciate their roles as support
players for their fellows. This a genuinely
unpretentious, play-for-the-love-of-per-
forming ensemble motivated by the desire

to make people shake.

They possess one other uncommon vir-
tue, however, that transforms good inten-
tions into good entertainment: Bernice
Pelletier. Though lead vocals are shared by
at least three members of the band, the mi-
crophoneis most oftenemployed by Pelletier,
who possesses a clear, powerful and me-
lodically pure voice. Her phrasing and
sudden power are reminiscent of Chrissie
Hynde but Chrissie doesn’thave the dynamic
control, silky vibrato or range of Pelletier:
Pelletier can sing ballads and in at least three
octaves. Hopefully, one day, writers will be
able to call her Bernice with impunity.

Though Thursday’s show started slowly,
with some kinks being worked out of the
mix, The Flicks gradually drove the tempo
and intensity to higher levels. The combi-
nation of guitarists Anthony Pavlic, Randy
Reichardt, Jeff Steudel, bassist James
Wakefield, drummer Lyndon Schiewe and
conga player/percussionist Andrea
Rabinovitch is a potent mixture guaranteed
to enlivenany number of musical styles with
an infectious vim and vigour.

They must be the best loved new band in
town—at least by other musicians who are
having some success. Both Idyl Tea and Jr.
Gone Wild were in attendance to support
these newcomers on the local scene. Pelletier
has recorded with both groups and her and
Anthony Pavlic’s baby Justine received
special mention onJr.’s latest release. Dove—
really, just Dove—the bass player for Jr.
Gone Wild, said Thursday that this was his
“favourite Edmonton band.”

The cassette, Triballoons, which provided
the occasion for this event is sold locally at
Sound Connection, Southside Sound and
SU Records in Edmonton and at Megatunes

in Calgary. The bed tracks for the release ©

were laid at one of the band’s recent gigs at
RATT and then overdubbed in the studio. A
review of the cassette will likely appear in
the next issue of The Gateway.

for percussion. Or a kazoo, a whistle, and a
five-foot long horn(?). Their first song was
somewhat funky, they were plenty weird
poppy, harmonica rich, biodegradable,
luxuryville, crashing all over the place, crowd
dancing, kicking, screaming, barking.....
“Stray Dog”, I think the song was called
“Stray Dog”, with Sook-Yin and the band
doing their best Benji imitations, with the
dancing zombies howling away. Surrealville:
anentire bar barking and screaming led bya
woman on stage with cowbells who sounds
like a small terrier.

Twosets weren’t enough. “Spiderman” in
the second set sure made a mess of the
dancing rowdies. The first verse was sludgy
slow but the second perversion was mad-

STATE OF

house. Only Carnival Cops dida version this
insane. I think “Spiderman” should be a
staple for all live bands on campus at the
Power Plant on Thursdays during March.
Or some similar cartoon theme song.

I bought a comic book published by Bob’s
Your Uncle. They have a sense of humour,
an album released (Tale of Two Legs on In-
trepid Records), some bad hairstyles, a furi-
ous drummer with sideburns, lots of toys,
no musical inhibitions, a pleasant home-
town with lots of keen bars, cigarettes, nifty
BYU merchandise, a danceable subpop
sound, anda frontfreak with charisma. Damn
likeable. Damn friendly. Damn ugly.

AFFAIRS

LIVE AT RATT
MAR 13

Bears 4 Cougars 3
Cougars 6 Bears 5
Bears 4 Cougars 3

by Todd Saelhof

Patience.

It has been a key word for the
University of Alberta Golden Bear
hockey squad all season long. This
past weekend, patience paid big
dividends as the Bears were one
puck better than the opposition
University of Regina Cougars for
the Canada West Conference
championship. That one puck in
Sunday’s 4-3 matinee decider also
gave them a berth into the C.LA.U.
National Tournament beginning
March 23rd.

“Stick with it, be patient, and
eventual some of them will start to
go in,” said Bear assistant captain
Adam Morrison.

Just enough went in past Regina
goaltender Rod Houk to send the
Bears Toronto way insearch of their
eighth National Title. Houk and
the Cougars, however, were one
elusive goal away from making the
trip down east in place of the
number two ranked Bears.

“Playoff hockey’sintense, and the
guys have brought it up a level to
compete with (the Bears),” said
Cougar Len Nielsen. “Lately we’ve
been getting thechancesand putting
itaway. That’s been the key for us.”

Indeed, the Cougars gained ad-
mittance to the West Final by put-
ting the puck away on 13 occasions
in Calgary to upset the heavily
favoured Dinosaurs in a best-of-
three affair. In Game One against
the hometown Bears, Nielsen and
company continued the trend.

The Cougars put the first puck
away early, and built up a 3-1 lead
to pressure the Bears after two pe-
riods.

But Greenand Gold prideswelled
in the third as the Bears, cheered on
by some 2000 fans, stormed back to
draw even on Ian Herbers’ low
blueline blast and Rob Glasgow’s
five-hole finder. Moments later,
Morrison and Doug McCarthy
teamed up on the powerplay for
what proved to be the winner and
easily the prettiest play of theseries.

“I pulled the puck back and let
(the onrushing Cougar) slide by,
then skated in to let her go again,”
said Morrisonin describing Friday's
deciding goal. “I could see Dougy
yelling for the puck and he was
standing there (beside thenet) wide
open, so I fed him and he managed
to tip it by Rod Houk.”

By then, Canada West all-star
goaltender Houk had seen some
forty-odd Bear shots rifled his way,
but could not hold the character
Bears any longer at bay.

“That was a tremendous charac-
ter game for us,” said Bear assistant
coach Peter Esdale. “It just goes to
show you that wecan win fromany
position, whether we’re in front or
behind.”

But not from too far behind,
though, as Esdale and the Bears
found out on Night Two.

The Cougars capitalized on a
plethora of Bear giveaways in the
first two periods to put the visitors
up comfortably at 6-2. The half
dozen goals came on just 19 shots,
including four on five middle frame
chances on second game starter
Scott Ironside. The Cougar power-

Cougar Blaine Demmans saw more of the ice and boards this weekend than

house line of Nielsen, Gary Dickie,
and Troy Edwards provided seven
points in sparking the four-goal
advantage.

“We're the best defensive team
in the League, but we let (the Cou-
gars) run around and we didn’t
hold our pins to be strong,” said
Bear veteran Guy Paradis.

Despite a huge effort in the re-
maining 23 minutes, the Bears, un-
der scrutiny of 2700 watchful sup-
porters, could not duplicate the
comeback feat of Game One. Houk,
after conceding a pair to Garth
Premak and another single to
Glasgow, again stood on his head
to preserve the one-goal advantage
and help pull the Cougarseven with
the Bears at one game apiece.

“With the kind of lead we gave
Regina in the second period, we
couldn’t expect to come back, even
though we believed that we could,”
Esdale said. “A four-goal deficit
with great goaltending and a very
tough defensive hockey team is a
big mountain to overcome.”

“We have to get a much better
effort out of everybody,” Esdale
added. “There’s no question that
man for man 19 players have to
play with the kind of passion and
intensity that is necessary to win
championships.”

And although 19 players dressed
in Green and Gold did step out
Sunday with the necessary effort to
claim the Canada West Title, the
deciding match was never in the
Bear bag.

After a trio of early Glasgow
chances, Alberta finally knocked a
puck past Houk midway through
the first to take the 1-0 lead.

Ron Sears

he did the puck. Moments after Bear Garth Premak left the scene, Demmans
could be found in his usual weekend position - bent over picking up his teeth.

Ne ee eee ee

Canada West second team all-star Rod Houk

Ron Sears

was virtually unbeatable against the Bears this
series. The Bears, however, one bettered Houk.

McCarthy was the workhorse on
the play, banking a pass from be-
hind the net off of Brett Cox’s skate.

Two minutes later, Cougar Dickie
evened the affair at one before Cox
and Serge Lajoie combined to feeda
wide open Morrison for his first of
the post-season. The two crown
contenders went into the dressing
room deadlocked at a pair each af-

, ter Cory Patterson beat Alberta

backstop Gavin Armstrong to the
short side from fifty feet.

“That one got me going,”
Armstrong said. “I wasa littleupset
at myself and with something like
that you have to just bounce back
and say no more.”

Well, only one more.

Darrin McKechnie banged a
wrap-around goal in off of the
Alberta goalie, but it was one short
of the Bear four total, who pounced
on the Cougars early in the second.

“My biggest concern was that that
(second) goal would deflate the
team, but we came out and played,
I think, the best five minutes of
hockey all year in that first five of
thesecond period,” Armstrong said.

Indeed, the opening few mo-
ments of the middle frame decided
the series.

Veteran Bear Dan Wiebe finessed
his way through a maze of Cougars
and slid a beautiful pass to Glasgow.
The fifteen goal Bear had nothing
but mesh to fire in his seventh post-
season puck.

Then, the Super-Uke line worked
the breakout to perfection to isolate
McCarthy alone in front of Houk.
The Captain Bear made no mistake
for the eventual game and series
winner. Moments later, first star
Gord Thibodeau introduced his hip

to Cougar Blaine Demmans, and
the Bears never looked back.

“I’m expected to be one of the
guys that’s going to lay some big
bodychecks, especially open ice
hits,” saida determined Thibodeau.
“You hit a little dead spot on the
bench, up 4-2 with guys maybe
thinking that it’s going to be a
cakewalk, and boom the hit maybe
jumps the energy level back up.”

It not only gave the Bears that
extra jump, but also gave the
hometown crowd of 1900 some-
thing extra to crow about.
Demmans, who also felt the wrath
of Thibodeau’s hip on Saturday,
completed a somersault before
crash-landing on his derriere.

From Thibodeau’s hip on, aside
from McKechnie’s goal, the Bears
did virtually everything they
needed to do to counter the hungry
Cougar attack. The defence shut
down the Cougars in the final
twenty minutes, save for an
Armstrong stack on a Dickie one-
timer with just under six minutes
left, to capture the W. G. Hardy
Trophy. Patience, indeed, brought
jubilation for the Bears and fans.

Thibodeau, however, called it
careful jubilation.

“This is something personally I
felt all along we could do, but this is
just another stepping stone.”

A stepping stone to a seventh
National Title which Thibodeau and
the Bears feel is the only way to
truly fulfil the 1990-’91 season.

“We have a mission. We have to
go there and we have to win. Oth-
erwise no one will remember us for
finishing third or second in the
country. We have a little road in
front of us yet.”

The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991

° Page 17

Bears, Pandas on track at C.1.A.U.s

by Kristan McLeod

A charged-up Green and Gold
trackand field team took their show
on the road last weekend for yet
anotherstop. It wasnotjustanother
stop, though. It was the C.LA.U.
National Championships.

A dozen members of the track
team travelled to the University of
Windsor last weekend, proving
without doubt that theirs is the
hottest track team the University
of Alberta can boast of in a long
time. The eight man Bear team
placed fifth and the four woman
Panda squad placed eighth, both
competing against 24 other insti-
tutions from across Canada.

“Tt was, by far, the best a team
from our school has done in track
in field for, at least, a minimum of
five years,” head coach Ted King
said. “They showed a great deal of
pride, especially in these times of
trouble that the program is facing
back at home.”

It seems that as the rest of the
campus rallied behind Athletics in
their vote to approve an athletics
tuition add-on, the track team went
on to demonstrate the quality and
worthiness of their particular pro-
gram.

“It was good to be with them this
weekend,” King added. “They
showed that it was the first time
they really wanted to show at a
championship. It seemed to mat-

ter to them as a group.”

The group results were coloured
with fantastic individual efforts
which included three All-Canadian
rated athletes: Jane Cox (who has
achieved this status for the third
year in a row), Ian Danney, and
Oral Ogilvie.

Cox and Ogilvie amassed first
place finishes in the long jump and
triple jump respectively, and they
both competed in two other events,
each significantly contributing to
the team’s points. Danney ran a
personal best in the 60m, second
only to the competition’s most
valuable athlete from Windsor,
O'Brian Gibbons, a rookie who may
be representing Canada in up-
coming international competitions.

Therelay teams, whichincluded
all participating U of A athletes,
finished very well. The men’s
4x800m team finished fourth in an
extremely tight race, beating out
the Manitoba team that came first
at the Canada West Conference
championships.

“For such a young team- our
oldest member isin hissecond year
of eligibility - I think we turned a
few heads,” said James Aldridge,
one of the four.

The women’s 4x200m placed
third, two places above their rank-
ing, and the men’s 4x200 came ina
respectable sixth.

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by Todd Saelhof

One might have predicted
Thursday night's volleyball battle
between the Men’s National Team
and the University of Alberta
Golden Bears to be “no contest”.
After all, the dozen men in red and
white sporting the leaf are training
to represent an entire nation in the
1992 Olympic Games, while the
volleyballers in Green and Gold
carry the pride of only 30,000
campus citizens. Regardless, the
four-game match did definitely
hold its own as far as contesting
was concerned.

“When we were in Switzerland
playing against professional teams,
we got used to playing teams that
were at a level much higher than
us,” said Bear veteran Dean
Kakoschke. “We were prepared
for it.”

Prepared enough to give their
highly skilled opponents a little bit
of a run for their money. In factjin
the later stages, the-Bears: hung

tough with the National Team, but
were still on the downside of a
four-set (15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-8)
match.

“We were going into it with the
attitude that we had nothing to
lose, and they had everything to
lose,” Kakoschke said. “When (the
National Team) saw us maybe
getting a little emotional, then they
said ‘whoops, we'd better pick it
up a bit’, and they defeated us.”

The outcome, as far as the Bears
were concerned, however, was
secondary totheturnout. A healthy
campus crowd took a $5 per head
peek at what was being touted a
benefit match to aid the Bear and
Panda volleyball programs. In
addition to supporting the Green
and Gold cause, spectators caught
a glimpse at some of the talented
Canadian volleyball players who
will carry the national torch into
the Olympics. This match was a
tune-up tilt before heading south
to contest the Cuba ap. beginning
March 19thi | é

“They didn’t ibavel any of. the |

The Panda 4x200 relay team (far right) enjoyed third place national success in Windsor.

the team’s success is that they
managed such a grand showing in
the face of the deletion of the cam-
pus program. Thisisa consequence
they are endeavouring to avoid
through a lot of extraneous activi-
ties including the interim Board of
Directors.

“We wanted to show everybody
that we really do care about this
school and what the hell is hap-
pening,” King said.

‘better players’ at home, because
they all wanted to get that playing
experience,” Kakoschke said.

Of course, it also gave the Bears
as a unit some good experience.
Unfortunately, even with the ref-
erendum vote going the programs’
way, the positive selling of Bear-
Paks, and the Alumni’s hard work,
the Bears are notsure whether they
will be able to use that experience
on the court next season.
Kakoschke and his teammates,
however, are still optimistic.

“We didn’t look at it as our last
match. We’restill looking forward
to next year.”

BEAR ESSENTIALS:

Inaddition to the good volleyball
action, the fans were entertained
between the third and fourth sets
by a speed spike contest. Michael
Dunnofthe National Teamclocked
in a 67 m.p.h. speed to edge out a
pair of Bear power hitters.....Dean
Kakoschke of the Bears totalled 18

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thé National Team.

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A re-serve of ‘90-91 Panda V-ball

by Michael Chow

The 1990-91 season of the Uni-
versity of Alberta Panda volleyball
squad was characterized by both
disappointment and optimism.

Disappointment because the
Pandas did not improve on their 5-
15 record of the 1989-90 campaign
and once again failed to reach post-
season play in Canada West. The
team equalled their fifth place
standing of last year in the confer-
ence finishing behind
Saskatchewan, British Columbia,
Calgary, and Victoria, while stay-
ing just ahead of the lowly
Lethbridge Pronghorns.

“A lack of experience on the court
really hurt us this season,” said
head coach Suzi Smith.

Thatexperience consisted of fifth
year setter Colleen Pistawka, who
was named to the Canada West
second all-star team, third year
player Sherry Parkhurst who had

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an outstanding year and was
named a first team all-star and
second year Panda Nancy Meyer.
Other than those three players, the
team consisted exclusively of first
year Pandas.

The losses of Canada West all-
star Debbie Dyson to the National
team and last year’s Panda Rookie-
of-the-Year, Cathlyn Robinson
definitely took its toll this season
as Smith was forced to place rookies
Taryn Wood and Corine
Reinprecht into starting roles.

“Every game we went out those
kids gained some very valuable
experience. Whether we won or
lost does not matter, what matters
is that experience will helpusdown
the road,” Smith said.

Smith also singled out defence
specialist Rhonda Neufeld, starter
Cathy Stang, and rookies Karen
Zygunand Sheri Raaflaub as cause
for great optimism for next season.

Apart from suffering a case of
inexperience on the court, the team
was also faced with adapting to a
very unorthodox and complex
system of volleyball. The scheme
was implemented by Smith and
hercoaching staff with expectations
ofa very competitive Panda squad
in the years to come.

“There is going to come a day
when the playoffs are on the line
and that day when it comes, this
team will have the skills and ex-
perience to make the playoffs,”
Smith concluded.

Of course, to be a part of any
upcoming playoffs, the Pandas still
must function as a team, and with
the program in jeopardy because

Smith s Pandas look to bump up their winning percentage next season. A

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next season is still in limbo, however, considering problems with funding
are still an issue with volleyball, both of the Bear and Panda variety.

of budget cuts to Athletics, func-
tioning may be the last thing that
the Pandas may be doing next
season. In other words, uncertainty
for the upcoming campaign may
be bigger than it ever was prior to
this year.

DIGS:

The Pandas’ five victories this
season consisted of four against

First Team

Lethbridge and one against
Calgary. Their five wins of last
season? Four against the
Pronghorns and one against the
Dinogs.< «5: The Pandas won 24

won 32 last year..... Sherry
Parkhurst finished third in kills in
the conference with 206. Rhonda
Neufeld finished seventh with 193.

. .Crystal Torgunrud of
Saskatchewan was tops in the cat-
egory with 241 kills. ....University
of British Columbia's Sonya
Wachowski and Lisa
Cepeliauskas of the University of
Victoria tied for the lead in blocks
with 55, while Leanne Sander of
the Huskiettes led the conference
in service aces with 33.

Second Team

Crystal Tongunrud, Saskatchewan
Stacey Singler, Saskatchewan

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“People want to get involved.
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Campus Recreation has com-
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rate over the years but they are
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Sports Clubs and the Campus
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discuss issues, etc. “Good News Travels Fast”, a bible
study about sharing our faith. Every Wed, 10 am in
169 HUB.Everyone welcome.

U of A Pro-Life: actively promotes moral regard for
the sanctity of human life from until
natural death. Meet Mondays, 1-7 Humanities @ 4

pm.

Lutheran Fellowship (LCC): mid-week meetings,
Wed, 6:30 pm, Inter-faith Chapel (HUB). More info:
463-7022.

Uof A Student Liberal Club: come drop by our office
- 030V SUB. Hours: 2-4 pm Mon - Thurs. 12-2 pm
Fridays.

Campus Advent: office in SUB bsmt. 030W. Variety
of activities posted on door. Come join us.

Keep-fit Yoga Club: offering classes throughout the
year. Info: Carol 471-2989 evenings.

Debate Club: meets every Wed 5 pm in 2-42 Humani-
ties. New members welcome.

U of A Scandinavian Club: language tables, Swedish
10 am Wed; Norwegian 1 pm Wed in Arts 312.

U of A Wado-Kai Club: beginners classes, 5:30-7:30
pm, Mon, Fri in W1-14, Wed in SUB basement.

Campus Birthright: support group for pregnant
women. Call Campus Birthright at 492-2115 or Bernice
at 455-1943.

U of A Go Club: interested in playing the ancient
game of Go? Beginners always welcome. Lessons
available. Meet every Wed, 7-11 pm, 142 SUB.

Math Sciences Society: activities.and social opportu-
nities for students in the Mathematical Sciences. For
info visit 549 CAB or call 492-3612.

Tae Kwon Do Club: beginners, men & women, all
ages. 6:30-9 pm, Mon & Fri in SUB bsmt, Wed in E-19
Phys Ed bidg. Phone 433-2224.

Dead Comp. Sci. Society (DCS): Thurs, 3:30 pm, GSB
702.

Mature Undergrad and Graduate Students (MUGS):
drop in coffeklatsch 10-2 pm. Heritage lounge,
Athabasca Hall, Mon - Thurs. $10 membership. Bring
lunch, coffee supplied.

Entrepreneur Club: be your own boss. Join the Entre-
preneur club. Room 3-02 Business, 492-5036.

Uof AND: executive meetings every Thurs, 4:30 pm
in 606 SUB. All ND activists welcome.

United Church Campus Ministry: “God Talk” study,
Fir, 12:15 pm, room 158A SUB. — Worship, Wed, 8:15
am, St. Stephen’s College. — Ecumenical Eucharist
(Lutheran, Anglican, United), Tues noon hour, room
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Meditation, contemplative prayer and spiritual
growth. Mon, 12:15 pm Garneau United Church.

Society for Creative Anachronism: we recreate medi-
eval life “as it should have been”. Wed, 8 pm in 034
SUB or call Will at 433-6856.

Uof A Star Trek Club: unlike the Scuba Club we don’t
have body lice, rectal itch, nasal polyps or eye snot. So
see us 6-20 SUB.

Karate-Do goju Kai Campus Club: beginners always
welcome, 5-7 pm, Tuesdays & 6-8 pm Thursdays in
SUB rec room.

U of A Bridge Club: meets every Fri, 7-11 pm, TB65.
Info: Kun 492-1119.

Uof A Musicians Club: new members of all musical
interests welcome. Call 464-7383 for more info.

MOOSE Club: the club to end all clubs, needs you to
support our cause. Let it be known, MOOSE lives,
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Students' Union

Awards

It Pays to Get Involved!

The Students' Union Recognition Awards are
to recognize students that have contributed to
campus life in many different areas. Most of these
awards, with the exception of the Award of Excel-
lence are not based on Academic Standing, these
awards are based on how much the applicant has
contributed to campus life. Each award, with the
exception of the Award for Excellence, shall consist
of:

* a$150.00 gift certificate redeemable at
the book store of the winner's choice

* a $400.00 monetary prize

* a plaque

Eligibility and
Application requirements:

e All awards require a satisfactory academic standing,
which shall mean a minimum Grade Point Average of 5.5
calculated over the last five full-course equivalents.

© The applicant must bea member of the Students’ Union.

e The applicant must submit at least two letters of
recomendation with their application.

e Each applicant must submit a personal statement
of no more than 200 words explaining why the are
qualified for the award.

Deadline:
The deadline for application shall be March 15th, 1991. All
applications and additional materials must be handed in on
or before March 15th, 1991 to be eligible for consideration.

How to Apply:

To apply for a Students' Union Award, please pick up an
Awards Application form from the Students' Union Main
Offices, rm. 256 SUB. Anyone who meets the eligibility
requirements can apply. If you have any questions, please
contact Jason Forth, V.P. Academic at 492-4236.

Gold Key Recognition Awards:

The Students’ Union Gold Key Award was created by Students’ Union President Tevie Miller in 1950 and was intended to recognize the best on campus - those who
contributed most to making the University of Alberta a better place - for their outstanding work in extra curricular activities. This honor was bestowed upon those
people who had contributed greatly to campus functions and by so doing, to form a group related to all campus organizations for the main purpose of entertaining
visitors to our university, thus eliminating the need for a social directorate.

The Golden Key Society lapsed in 1970 and was revived in 1990 to recognize the large number of people who have contributed to campus life. All member of the
University Campus Community are eligible for the awards with the exception of the Students' Union Executive.

The Students’ Union Awards Committee shall have the discretion to award a number of Gold Key Recognition Awards in the following categories: student government;
volunteer activities; student organizations; student services; community recognition.

To be eligible for this award, a candidate must:
1. be nominated or submit an application;
2. not have previously received this award.

Students’ Union Award for

Excellence:

To be eligible for the Award For Excellence, the same rules of eligibility apply, with the following additional criteria:
1. Applicants must be in the graduating year of their most recent degree programme;
2. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 7.5 in ten full courses, or their equivalent, taken within the previous

two years.

Each year, the Students’ Union shall award a student with a gold medal for excellence in curricular and non-curricu-
lar activities while at the University of Alberta. The student will also be awarded one thousand dollars by the Students’

Union.

Lorne Calhoun Memorial Award:

To qualify for this award, a candidate must:

1. Have been an active member in a University of Alberta club and/or faculty association;

2. Not have previously received this award.

This award is meant to perpetuate the memory of Lorne Calhoun, B.A., a student at the University of Alberta from 1946
until his death in 1951. In considering applications for this award, the record of Lorne Calhoun shall be considered. Mr.

Calhoun was active in debating, a member of the International Relations Club, Chairman of the Alberta Committee of

International Student Services and an executive member of the Political Science Club.

Maime Shaw Simpson Book Prize:

To qualify for this award, a candidate must:

1. Have made a an outstanding contribution to campus life through hard work and leadership;
2. Demonstrate outstanding contribution to the advancement of women on this campus.
This award is to perpetuate the memory of Maime Shaw Simpson. MaimeShaw Simpson was was the first dean of women

at the University of Alberta.

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Walter A. Dinwoodie Award:

To qualify for this award, a candidate must;
1. Have made an outstanding contribution to student life through active volunteer work for a public service club
registered with the Students' Union and or a Students’ Union Service.
2. Persons who receive a salary, honorarium, or any other monetary remuneration for their work in the above
organizations shall not be eligible.
This award is to perpetuate the memory of Walter A. Dinwoodie, permanent business manager of the Students’ Union
from 1949-1962.

Eugene L. Brody Award:
To qualify for this award, a candidate must:

1. have a satisfactory Grade Point Average within the academic year in which the award is presented. (However,
academic standing shall be a consideration in determining the winner.)
2. have made a valuable contribution in extra-curricular campus activities.

This award is to perpetuate the memory of Eugene L. Brody, B.A., B.Sc., a student at the university of
Alberta for twenty-three years who had cerebral palsy and was able to make an outstanding contributions
in extra-curricular activities. Eugene Brody's contributions were made with a strong personal philosophy,
"To have a full life, one has to struggle every step of the way."

Anne Louise Mundell Humanitarian
Award:

To qualify for this award, a candidate must:
1. Be involved in charity / volunteer work;
2. Be an active member of a club contributing to the development of the arts and culture on campus.
This award is meant to perpetuate the memory of Anne Louise Mundell, a student at the University of Alberta
from 1915 to 1919. Her activities at the University of Alberta included the Dramatic Society, the Literary
Society, the Soldiers’ Comfort Club and the Wauneita Society.

Dr. Randy Gregg Athletics Award:

To qualify for this award, a candidate must:
1. Be involved in athletics;
2. Demonstrate strong leadership skills;
3. Contribute to student life at the University of Alberta.

Dr. Randy Gregg was a student at the University of Alberta from 1972 to 1980, receiving a Bachelor of
Science and a Doctor of Medicine degree. He was a key player on the Golden Bears Hockey team and, as captain
in 1979, lead the team to National Championship. Dr. Gregg represented Canada as a member of the hockey
team in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, and went on to join the Edmonton Oilers in 1983.

Tevie Miller Involvement Award:

To qualify for this award, a student must:
1. Be an active member of a club or association at the University of Alberta;
2. Demonstrate leadership skills.
3. The candidate must not receive a salary or honorarium from the said club o association.

The Tevie Miller Involvement Award was established to recognize the outstanding commitment and
dedication of the Honorable Associate Chief Justice Tevie H. Miller. Justice Miller was a Students' Union
President. Subsequent to convocation, Justice Miller continued his involvement as President of the Alumni
Association, and in 1980 was elected as a member of the University Senate. In 1986, Tevie Miller was elected
as Chancellor of the University of Alberta.

Hilda Wilson Volunteer Recognition
Award:
To qualify for this award, a candidate must;

1. Be a volunteer member of the Students’ Union at the University of Alberta or a community service organization;
2. Demonstrate a sincere dedication to others.

The Hilda Wilson Memorial Volunteer Recognition Award was established to recognize qualities of congeniality and
humanitarian dedication. At age 57, Hilda Wilson entered the Faculty of Law after two years in the Faculty of Arts at
the University of Alberta. Unsurpasser in her dedication to here fellow students, Hildas's enthusiasm and energetic
confidence as a volunteer endeared her to many.

Charles S. Noble Award for Student Leadership:

The purpose of this award is to recognize post-secondary students demonstrating outstanding dedication and leadership to fellow students and to their community.

To be eligible for the award, a candidate must:
1. Be an Alberta resident as defined by the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Regulations.
2. Be enrolled in a minimum of the full courses at a designed post-secondary institution in Alberta in the year of nomination.
3. Display commitment in one or more of the following area:

- student government
- student societies, clubs or organizations. (in addition, candidates may exhibit active involvement in either: Student organizations at the provincial or "

national level; or, in non-profit community organizations)

Nomination Deadline for this award: March 1st,1991

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TUESDAY 12

FORUM

As part of Gay and Lesbian Aware-
ness Week, “Gay and Lesbian Chris-
tians Tell Their Story”.

Education 165, 12 noon.

ENTRY DEADLINE

Campus Rec’s Men & Women’s Table
Tennis Tournament on 23, 24 March.
Entries must be in to the Gree Office
by 1 pm.

LIBRARY CATALOGUE
Online lab practice. Free, drop in.
General Services Bldg, 1 pm.

LECTURE

Richard Dellamora will discuss
“Theorizing Literary Fictions of
AIDS: Edmund White’s ‘An Oracle’”.
5-20 Humanities, 3:30 pm.

SPEAKER

C Morgaine, “Helping People
Change Themselves: A Critical
Approach to Family Life Education”.
207A Law Centre, 3:30 pm.

WEDNESDAY 13

PRO-LIFE AWARENESS WEEK
Everyone’s welcome to stop by our
information table.

Education Bldg, all day.

FORUM

“Could It Happen Here?- the U of A
and the Vriend Case”, a forum on
human rights for lesbiens and gays.
Tory Breezeway #2, 12 noon.

FORESTRY SEMINAR

David Gifford will lecture on “Devel-
opmental Regulation of Gene
Expression in Endospermic and
Magagametophytic Seeds”.

2-1 Mech Engg, 3:30 pm.

PUBLIC LECTURE

Professor Hans Mooij (University of
Groningen) will discuss “The Concept
of Imagination and Its History”.
Senate Chambers, Arts Bldg, 4 pm.

GUEST SPEAKER

Rev. Richard A. McCormick will
discuss “Bioethical Issues of the
90's”.

Lister Hall Banquet Rm, 4 pm.

GENERAL MEETING

An opportunity to meet the new exec
of AIESEC and win free TGIF tickets.
2-05 Business, 4 pm.

GUEST SPEAKER

Rev. Richard A. McCormick will
discuss “Advance Directives: Who?
When? How? Why?” (Living Wills/
Powers of Attorney)

Lister Hall Banquet Rm, 7:30 pm.

AWARDS CEREMONY

J. Gordin Kaplan Awards for Excel-
lence in Research: Professor Lyndal
Osborne, Dept of Art & Design and
Dr. William Graham, Dept of Chemis-
try. Everyone welcome.

_. Tory.Lecture 11, 8 pm.

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
BASH

Tickets available from the Arts
Students Assoc. (492-5085, 2-10
Humanities) for $5.

Club Malibu.

THURSDAY 14

VISITING SPEAKER

Dr. Douglas L. Park (University of
Arizona) will discuss “Food Safety
and Toxicology” at 9 am, and “De-
contamination Procedures for Food
Toxins” at 11 am.

2J4.02 University Hospital (Classroom
F)

VISITING SPEAKER

Dr J. Nicholls (U of C) will discuss
“Rock Types, Magma Batches,
Fractionation and Contamination
Processes, Craters of the Moon Lava
Field, Idaho, 2000-2500 Years BP”
1-04 Earth Sciences, 11 am.

GUEST SPEAKER

Rev. Richard A. McCormick will
discuss “Reproductive Technology:
What are the limits?”

Lister Hall Banquet Rm, 1:30 pm.

SEMINAR

Yuhua Yan, Dept of Chemical Engi-
neering, will discuss “Viscosity
Correlations for Emulsion-Solids
Mixtures as Bimodal Systems”.
E342 Chem/Mineral Engg, 3 pm.

LECTURE

Brian Cherwick, “The Ukrainian
Wedding: The Effect of Membership
in Ukrainian Cultural Organizations
on Retention of Ukrainian Wedding
Traditions”.

436 Arts Bldg, 3:30 pm.

GET ACQUAINTED RECEPTION
Hosted by the Presbyterian Chap-
laincy for anyone who is Presbyterian
- or anyone at all. Refreshments will
be served.

Room 169 HUB, 4-5:30 pm.

GENERAL MEETING

Anmesty International will be having
a guest speaker and executive elec-
tions.

1-108 Education North, 5 pm.

GENERAL MEETING
Tools for Peace.
030 SUB, 5 pm.

SPEAKER

Faculty of Home Ec Students’ Assoc.
presents “Get the Professional Edge”
learn how to dress for success in an
interview. $1/member, $2/non-
member.

2-5 Business, 6:30 pm.

HISTORY CAREER FORUM
Tickets from CaPS for $3.
Tory Breezeway #1, 6:30-9:30 pm.

FRIDAY 15

RETROSPECTIVE

Retrospective on the Gay Games, gays
and lesbians in sport.

034 SUB, 12 noon.

SPEAKER

Dr V.M Zakharov will discuss “De-
velopmental stability and population
biology”.

M-149 Bio Sci, 3:30 pm.

TGIF

Join the Agricultural Engineers and
the Early Childhood Education
Council to eat, drink, and be merry!
5th Flr Ag/For Bldg, 3-7 pm.

BUCK A BARLEY TGIF
Music and fun presented by AIESEC.
2nd Fir Business, 3-8 pm.

UNICEF CLUB ORGANIZA-
TIONAL MEETING

A preliminary organizational meeting
for all those interested in becoming
involved.

2-29 CAB, 3 pm.

PUBLIC FORUM

Clare Culhane will speak on "Canada
- A Peacemaking Nation: Myth or
Reality?"

B-38 Tory Building, 7 pm.

MAD HATTER TGIF

Bring your submissions for the
English Club Journal

4-29 Humanities, 4 pm.

SOCIAL

GALOC presents this social and
fundraiser for the Delwin Vriend
Defence Fund.

Arts Lounge, 5-10 pm. y i

SPEAKER

Dr Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak
will discuss “Feminism and National-
ism in the Contemporary USSR”.
2-115 Education North, 7:30 pm.

CONCERT

Chemical/Computer Engineering
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Dinwoodie Lounge, 8:30 pm.

SATURDAY 16

CONCERT

Chemical/Computer Engineering
presents Colin James with The Jitters.
Dinwoodie Lounge, 8:30 pm.

MONDAY 18

MEETING

Reform Party Students’ Society,
meeting for nomination of executive
candidates.

270A SUB, 3 pm.

SPEAKER

Dept of Computing Science presents
Dr. Geoff Hinton (U of T) who will
discuss “Spatial Coherence as an
Internal Teacher for a Neural Net-
work”.

619 General Services, 3:30 pm.

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Symbols of gay and lesbian pride
have been a part of culture
throughout our hist@

In ancient Greece, the lamb
which represents sameness,
worn by Greek soldiers to déngi
their homosexuality. Today, be
men and women wear the lamb
as a symbol of liberation.

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has been reclaimed by gays and
lesbians as a symbol of empower-
ment.

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that have been used against us is a
proud tradition of the lesbian and
gay liberation movement. Thus,

dyke, fag, queer have all been used

in a positive manner by us to de-
ribe ourselves.

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angle, know that, somewhere,
Gmichow, there is a gay man or
Bian, who is proud of what s/he

by Nola Etkin

From beginning to end, Celebra-

tion ‘90 was an experience to be

held close to the hearts of the thou-
sands of participants, be they ath-
letes, volunteers, cultural partici-
pants, or spectators: So many
memories and experiences blend
together in my mind like
somebody’s slide show. I remem-
ber walking down Denman Street
justafter arriving in Vancouver,and
seeing more gay people than any-
time before, and all of
them were smiling; you
could see the excitement
and anticipation in their
faces, their pride and con-
fidence in the way they
walked, in the way they
wore pink triangles or
their I.D. cards or held
each other. We were all
proud to be there, proud
of ourselves, proud of
each other, proud of our
cities, and proud of our
community for pulling
together to present an
event that included over
35,000 people from 24
countries on a paltry
budget.

Svend Robinsonsaid in
the opening ceremonies
how good it was tosee the
dykes, faggots,
leathermen, drag-queens
— every aspect of our
community — working
together in a spirit of cel-
ebration. How right he
was. Imagine waiting fortwo hours
in B.C. Place for the ceremonies to
start. It’s hot, really hot and you're
tired from the trip to Vancouver.
There's 7,000 other people milling
around, waiting. Most folks are
sitting or lying down, trying to
rest, trying to stay cool, so you'd
think they’d bekind of oblivious to
what’s happening, but still every-
one has a perma-grin, everyone is
still good natured, shouting out
cheers, keeping us all going. Imag-
ine trying to get Team Vancouver
todo the wave (and Team Calgary,
for that matter) and actually hav-
ing some success (it’s okay, they’ ve
never really done well in sports
anyway). Still, a valiant effort.
Imagine doing the wave over and
over on the way into the stadium
with some limitations - walking
presents some difficulties - then
imagine walking into a football
stadium half filled with lesbians
and gay men from all over the
world. Then imagine them greet-
ing you with a perfectly orches-
trated, well-timed wave. Despite
our differences, individually, we
share a lot of the same feelings.

What other event can boast so
many good-natured, fun-loving
people? People such as Sharon,
the woman, who generously
opened up her house for me with
about an hours notice and let us
have the run of the place for the
duration of the week. People such
as Robin Tyler, who brought us
together with laughter and smiles
throughout the week, as we real-
ized just how powerful we are.

50 year old Mike Mealiffe broke two world records in Butterfly events. People such as Janice who had all

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the best intentions in offering three
total strangers a ride to a party she
knew nothing about. Of course she
should probably take the keys out
of her BMW before parking it next
time, to avoid its being stolen.
And whatabout the Berlin soccer
team, who played only nine play-
ers because Edmonton only had
seven players. And for that matter,
what about the Klondykers who
never gave up even when it started

This woman won seven gold medals.

to be bleak, what witha shortage of
players, and then injuries on top of
that. Truly we fulfilled the Gay
Games principle: to do one’s per-
sonal best, and of course our opera-
tive phrase: WE HAD FUN.

Never before have I been in a
place where people were eager to
help and to befriend you. In the
bars (and lesbian bars at that) where
women think you want to get mar-
ried if you smile at them, or worse,
where if you dance together more
than once in an evening you're
coupled for life. In the lesbian bars
during the Games, you could just
have a conversation without a life-
long commitment. And how easier
to do this than to ask the four most
asked questions: (1) Where are you
from? (2) What’s your name? (3)
What are you competing in? (4)
How are you doing? Heck, if you
even asked a woman her name on
a regular day, 640 of your friends
would think you were in the throes
of uncontrollable lust.

Where else were people so help-
ful? [remember talking to a doctor
from San Francisco who said that
during the marathon when one
competitor collapsed from heatand
exhaustion, two other racers
stopped and stayed with him until
medical help arrived, mindless of
their own races. We were filled
with respect for ourselves and oth-
ers, as the swimmers applauded
the officials upon their entrance to
the pool, which I understood is nor-
mally unheard of. Still with swim-
ming, what class we showed as we
all cheered on all competitors, es-
pecially the ones who were rela-

tively slow, but still trying so hard.
How many ovations do the last
place finishers normally get? But
while we were varied in our skills,
we were world class, too, like Mike
Mealiffe who set a masters world
record in the 50M. butterfly plus
another national record.

There was sucha spirit of belong-
ing, except for the few heterosexu-
als you did see who clung to each
other as if frightened to be cruised
or something. We proved
that we can still exist to-
gether, and that we know
our biggest support is our-
selves. When so many of us
are rejected by our biologi-
cal families, we find family
in each other, as I witnessed
at Celebrities, a dance bar,
when the DJ played “We
Are Family” by Sister
Sledge, and people who
didn’t know each other em-
braced and held hands up
in the air as we danced.

To whoever decided that
gay people are “all just so
artistic, so creative,” I say
this: you’re right. Every
event in the Cultural Festi-
val was handled with ut-
most professionalism and
none of the stiffness nor-
mally associated with “The
Arts”. From the precision
of the Lesbian and Gay
Bands of America to the
harmony of the Vancouver
Men’s Chorus, from the
humor of Kate Clinton and Lovie
Sizzle to the intelligence and articu-
lateness of the Literary Festival,
from the overwhelming presence
of the Festival Chorus with over
300 voices to the bravery of Lorraine
Segato, Carole Pope, Long John
Baldry, the Nylons and others who
were bold enough to stand up and
celebrate themselves and us. Cel-
ebration ‘90 proved our pride and
our power. >

How better to end the Celebra-
tion, if it had to end, than by letting
us all enter the stadium together,
with our old friends, or with new
ones, with our sisters and brothers
fromall over the world? Granted, it
was a bit chaotic, but how easy it
was toshow our love for eachother.
How reassuring to know it all
happens again in 1994 in New York
City, with UNITY in ’94, how
comforting to know that we will
carry the memories with us forever.
I remember how powerful I felt
when the voice on the P.A. told us
to give each other “a big Vancouver
hug”. Hugging a close friend, I felt
invincible but still I knew it was
coming toa close, thatsoonit would
betimetoreturn home. Atthesame
time, no one can take these experi-
ences from me - they are mine- and
they are ours. For eight days, les-
bians and gay men showed the
world that we matter, that we are

, and perhaps best de-
scribed, with credit to the Sister of
Perpetual Indulgence:

We're here

We're queer

We’re fabulous; GET USED TOIT!

by Deb Nousek

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Opinions:
nding Hatred Through
ducation

Some of you are wondering why we, lesbians and gay men, have to
hold a Gay and Lesbian Awareness Week and publish a newspaper
supplement as well. You may feel that we are ramming our issues
down your throats, but thatis not our intention. The only way to dispel
hatred is to provide education.

We are homosexuals, and as such, we have no civil rights or
freedoms. Not one of us chose to be gay or lesbian. For, who would
make a conscious decision to live a life that has no promise but to be
filled with hatred, discrimination, and the constant fear of gay bashing,

losing one’s job, or home simply because of something we cannot |-

change about ourselves. One in ten of you is one of us, whether you
are aware of it or not. Maybe it’s your best friend, your parent, or
maybe your sibling.

When there is ten percent of the population discriminated against
for something that is out of their control, something has to be done. If
we are ever going to obtain our rights or liberation, we are going to
have to make an effort to live and love openly as lesbians and gay men.
Heterosexuals who are around openly gay persons are more likely to
try to understand and support the fight of gays and lesbians for
equality.

There are many ways in which we can raise awareness. Some of
these are what we attempt to do during GALA week. One, is by
publishing the Pink Triangle Supplement in which we bare our hearts
and souls at the risk of negative repercussions. Take a look at some of
our “Coming Out” stories from both our parents’ and our own per-
spectives. Everyone’s story is different, and it takes a lot of courage to
tell your story to all who care to read it. Secondly, we hold different
events during the week. One such event is Blue Jean Day. Last year’s
Blue Jean Day wasa huge success. The pointis for heterosexuals to see
how we feel on a daily basis by wearing blue jeans to show support.
Some heterosexuals who wore jeans on that day last year simply
because they always do so, learned very quickly the type of treatment
that homosexuals receive every day. Some told us that they never
realized how badly we really are treated until it happened to them.
Other events we present are a religious forum and a political forum,
where we invite people to speak from different perspectives on gay
issues.

If we are to have any hope of ever living a free and honest life, we
must communicate openly with those who matter to us. And, con-
sidering how much the public has to say about our lifestyles, it is only
right that we become more open and vocal about our lives. Hetero-
sexuals have no qualms about showing affection in public, wearing
wedding bands, and even discussing their love/sex lives openly. Yet
those same people expect homosexuals to keep their lives and emotions
a “private” matter. The closet stands for prison, not privacy.

Often we are afraid to disclose our sexual orientation for fear of
rejection, or worse. This fear is very real and a real possibility. Yet if
weare rejected by a friend because of who we are, we have to consider
how good a friend that person was to begin with.

This Gay and Lesbian supplementis part of that opencommunication
and education. Our purpose in publishing this supplement and
holding GALA week is to raise awareness, and to help dispel myths.
It is only through frank and open discussion that we can fight the
ignorance and oppression that surround lesbians and gay men.
Hopefully then, we won't need to make an issue out of sexual orien-
tation. It will simply be a fact, to be noted and accepted as freely as
one’s hair color or height.

by B.L. Smith

Contributors:

“And God bless Uncle Harry and his roomma
who we’re not supposed to talk ab

An Open Letter...

“Come on,” you said, “let’s go
have a look, it can’t be that bad,”
one arm firmly gripping your beer,
the other arm firmly gripping your
girlfriend in an amazing gesture
that proved at once your virility
and your heterosexuality. You, the
girl, tried to free yourself from your
boyfriend’s protective (of himself
or of you?) arm. “No. It’s go” you
said. You, the third person, were
unconvinced and hesitant upon
seeing me, a potentially real, live
homosexual, you knocked against
eachother like penguins and backed
through the doorway, ostensibly
clearing my path to the bathroom.

You had only to pay your four
dollars and you could have comein
and had a look. What did you
expect? A massive orgy, involving
every sort of sexual deviance mom
never told you about? A roomful of

Nola Etkin, Deb Nousek, David, Rev. Charles Bidwell, A.S., Arvell Padavell, Billie Padavall, Mark Bilko,
Stéphane Lemelin, M. A. Scott, J. A. Krause, B.L. Smith, Shawn R. Mooney, Dave Boechler, Curtis Hanson

Some contributors have used pseudonyms or have chosen to remain anonymous. The producers of The
Pink Triangle Supplement feel that this is indicative of the fear and oppression suffered by gays and lesbians
in our society. The supplement was produced without financial aid from the University of Alberta or the
Students’ Union. Enquiries should be addressed to GALOC, Box 75, SUB.

The following businesses and organizations are supporters of Gay and
Lesbian Awareness Week, and sponsors of The Pink Triangle Supplement:

Students’ Union,

The Pheonix Theater,

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Greenwoods Bookshoppe

Alberta Gay and Lesbian Press / Modern Pink

: Integrity - Lesbians and Gays and their Friends in the Anglican Church
Vision - Lesbian/Gay/Gay Positive group at the Unitarian Church

visibly deranged people with three
eyes, forked tongues orconceivably,

wings? Or a pack of thin, languid ..

“queers” who would lisp and sim-
per to each other, then collapse and
squeal in fear at your obvious moral
superiority? Or burly women with
shaved heads and sneers who
would have shouted “Burn the
breeder” upon your entrance? If
that is what you thought, I’m sorry
for you.

You would have seen an ordi-
nary room with ordinary men and
women, laughing, talking, having
a beer, and relaxing in an ordinary
way. WE LOOK JUST LIKE YOU.
You would haveseen students, staff,
faculty, and friends sitting around
and enjoying each others’ company.
When will you realize that as gay
men and lesbians, we are not
marked with a stamp (or if we are,
itisa chosen, proud symbol ofiden-
tity), aren’t physically distorted
because of serious moral deficiency,
and above all aren’t bad or wrong
because of who and what we are.

When will you question the val-
ues and morals shot at you, point
blank, from birth, rather than
spouting up these well-worn plati-
tudes whenever a threatening topic
crops up? “Homosexuality? It’s
wrong. It’sunnatural” Hey-houses
are unnatural - since when is love?

We do not hate ourselves - when
we gather, it’s not to open our
stained souls to other deviates, but
to relax and socialize in an environ-
ment which by it’s nature is toler-
ant, with other people who have
recognized and accepted a very
important aspect of themselves. I
think you could benefit from such
an atmosphere.

It’s time you realized that the
idea of moral corruption belongs
with the Victorians, and that it is
impossible and dangerous to at-
tempt to enforce your ideal of
lifestyle and behavior. Your morals
and ideals are not mine.

Do you honestly believe that ho-
mosexuality is something that ex-

te Jack,

,

ists outside your world, that gays
and lesbians only come out at night
to spread AIDS and molest chil-
dren? These lies of yours are harm-
ful, ignorant and dangerous. The
truth is right in front of you - the
woman who checked out your li-
brary books, the man who made
your sandwich in HUB, your doc-
tor, your best friend, your lover.
Any lesbian or gay man has stories
about the telling of homophobic
jokes, having proper girl - or boy -
friends only because “you're sup-
posed to”, even of queer bashing,
prior tocoming out. Butcontrary to
your beliefs, the self loathing ends
with the self-delusion, and we are
much happier for it.

We acknowledge our-homo-
sexuality. But we also have jobs,
careers, families and friends, we
sleep, eat, do our laundry,subscribe
to the Journal, hate the GST. Being
gay is important to us, but it is not
all - don’t define us by what we do
in bed: that is simply none of your
business.

I do not for a second believe all
heterosexuals are as homophobic
and fear - dominated as you are.
How could I? I coexist in the same
world as you do, and every day I
deal with many different types of
people; gay, straight, black, white,
beautiful, ugly, boring, vivacious.
Many heterosexuals are comfort-
able around us, and associate freely
within the gay and lesbian com-
munity. They aren’t afraid of being
hit - on, of contracting a social dis-
ease, or of being “converted”. They
know that sexual orientationis only
part of what makes up a person,
and is not a sure-fire ticket to hell.
Also, they areself-a ware, intelligent
and secure enough to realize that
the moral majority is neither.

So the next time you have the
urge to come and get a look at us,
know that you will be welcome.
And bring your ignorance - you
won't have that for long - but leave
your fear behind. We have.

by Dave Boechler

The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991

e Page 3

Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Other Delights

Gaysaren’treally discriminated against, are
they?

Aren't they?

People don’t really hate gays and lesbians,
do they?

Don’t they?

Homophobia is the fear of homosexuality
and the hatred of homosexuals, which often
manifests itself as violence.

Heterosexism is the more subtle assump-
tion that to be heterosexual is in some way
better than to be homosexual, that hetero-
sexuals are entitled to more. More money,
more respect, more security..... MORE!

But, there isn’t a lot of that anymore, is
there?

Isn’t there?

When my boss assumes that since I don’t
havea husband and children, Ihave no family
obligations, that is heterosexism. When my
partner can’t use the University’s athletic
services, and we can’t live in married student
housing, that is heterosexism. When my
mother wants me to spend Christmas vaca-
tion with her, but would not even think of
asking my sister to leave her husband and
children, that is heterosexism.

But, whena co-worker doesn’t speak to me
for six months after finding out I’ma lesbian,
that is homophobia. When unknown people
crash a GALOC social, yelling obscenities,
that is homophobia. And when a gay man
writes a column in the Gateway, and gets
thinly veiled death threats, that is definitely
homophobia. Right here, at the good old U of
A, homophobia and heterosexism most
definitely exist.

So, where does all this hatred come from?

The roots of homophobia are the same as
the roots of sexism. You'll seldom see a
misogynist who is not homophobic. A man
who hates blacks most likely hates gays, too.

Heterosexism equals sexism, equals racism,
equals unacceptable behavior. But why is it
still so acceptable to hate gays and lesbians?
Why is sexual orientation always the last
clause to be included in human rights legis-
lation?

A close look at racism in South Africa
reveals an intense hatred which stems from
the fear that a white man may have a drop of
black blood flowing through his veins. Maybe
great great uncle William’s father committed
an indiscretion with a woman who’s grand-

mother was black. There is always a chance
that a white couple will produce a child that
is a darker shade of brown than is accepted
thus revealing ancestry that is not lily-white.
The result? Brutality towards blacks that is
considered completely unacceptably to us.
Brutality towards lesbians and gay men,
however, is anentirely different story. Inour
society, the fearis not of racial impurity, but
of homosexuality. Homophobia is not so
much the fear of homosexuals, but of ho-
mosexuality itself, in strangers, in friends
and family, but most of all, within ourselves.
The most homophobic people are those who
areinsecurein their ownsexuality, who might
have had a homosexual experience as a teen-
ager (as many do), or who may have felt
particular closeness to a same sex friend.
Men, in particular, are taught that it is un-
acceptable to display emotion towards each
other. The repression of affection leads to a
society of individuals who are unable to ex-
press feelings without anxiety. When faced
witha person who openly displays affection
for others of the same sex, these individuals
respond with brutality and violence, appar-
ently proving to themselves, and others, that

they themselves do not have these same feel-
ings.

So, how can we get past all this hatred and
ignorance?

I challenge every individual who reads
this to examine his/her own feelings. If you
are uncomfortable around lesbians and gay
men, ask yourself why. If you tell gay jokes
or make homophobic comments, have you
considered that you are hurting your friends?
Because you do have gay friends, whether
you know it or not. If you have ten friends,
one of them is likely to be gay. If you have
twenty friends, two of them are gay.

And what about your family? There is a
one in four chance that a member of your
immediate family (mother, father, brother,
sister, son, daughter, or spouse) is gay. Do
you hate homosexuality so much, that you
would be willing to hurt any of them?

So, the next time you hear a gay joke or
homophobic comment and do nothing to
respond, stop and think - Which of your
friends are you hurting? Maybe the next
time you'll do something about it.

by Nola Etkin

Homosexuality as an Evolutionary Adaptation

There have been numerous theories con-
cerning the origins of homosexuality. From
Freud’s idea of a domineering mother and
ineffective father to molestation and its sub-
sequent imprinting, many hypotheses in-
volve conditioning or behavioral elements,
in which case intensive therapy would pre-
sumably have successful results in “curing”
gay men and women. However, most gay
people feel their attraction to members of
their own sex is innate, and not the result of
traumatic childhood experience. In fact, at
the recent “Flaunting It” symposium on gay
and lesbian equality, in group discussion,
although some participants felt nurture did
play a role, it was interesting to note that not
one member (of approximately 25) felt that
biology was not at least — responsible
for homosexuality.

All things in nature occur for a reason,
ultimately for the survival of species and the
continuation of a natural balance. Although
it may not be immediately apparent, homo-
sexuality is a natural, evolutionary adapta-
tion for survival. As humans altered their
living pattern from a hunter-gatherer
economy into a sedentary, agrarian one, sta-
bility and survival of the now larger and

diversified population was made more pre-
carious, dependent on a successful growing
seasonand productionand storage of enough
food to sustain the populace until the next
harvest. In today’s peasant economies
throughout the world, those extended fam-
ily household units with the highest ratio of
productive, working members to unproduc-
tive dependents (including children, the eld-
erly, and disabled) are the most successful
and quite often obtain status or political in-
fluence. This ratio is increased when the
household contains adult, productive mem-
bers without offspring of their own, and»:
these families are more likely to survive
crop failures, drought, etc. Indeed, the
survival of the entire society through an
extended period of poor harvests could
have depended greatly on those produc-
tive, childless members contributing to

the household. Nature facilitated this
role, on which human populations came

to depend, by creating a reversal of some
sort in individuals to prevent reproduc-
tion. Having homosexuals within the
family unit would prove advantageous,
and if being gay is genetic, then those
lineages with a “gay” gene are more

Why Am | Out

I am not a very political person. While I

ize the importance of political process,

often feel guilty for not being more actively

involved in it and sometimes admire people

who are, I myself think best on personal,

individual, rather than collective terms. So

why am I writing about a gay issue in a

campus-wide publication, arguably taking

the stance of an activist? For a number of
personal reasons.

First and foremost, to be out is a matter of
personal dignity and integrity. Being gay is
nota big deal. It is just one of many facets in
someone's personality. Telling people about
it really should not be all that important,
except that there is still too large a portion of
our society that would like to pretend that
gay people do not exist, they should at least
be ashamed of it and keep quiet. It is vital
that it be spoken out that gay people intend
to be themselves.

Secondly, coming to terms with being
gay, both within oneself and with one’s
surrounding environment, is often a dif-
ficult and scary process. It was for me.
After they have come out, gay people
sometimes forget the fear, the isolation,
and the depression that for many of us
accompanied the process. I believe it is
tremendously important for people who
are still struggling with those fears that
they be able to see more or less normal
people who happen to be gay, are visible,
andare leading more or less normallives.

Finally, I know that to come out is to
make oneself vulnerable. My conscience,
both as a person of faith and as an artist,
tells me that vulnerability, in the end, is
the only safe choice.

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likely to survive and pass on their genetic
composition. However, as of yet there is no
evidence of sucha gene, it seems likely that it
isarandom ten percentselection, or perhaps,
since homosexuals exist in every society and
within every class, that those lineages with-
out the appropriate gene have over the mil-
lennia been “weeded out”.

Regardless of actual origin of homosexual-
ity, gay men and women comprise a sizable
segment of the worlds population. If, how-
ever, itis nature’s 10% buffer zone to ensure
the survival of the species, society owes a

huge dept to the gay people of the past and
should accordingly accept and respect those
of the present.

To those of you who are part of the one in
ten, you need not be ashamed. You are not
sick, deviant or twisted, you are part of
nature’s grand scheme. For those of you who
are in the majority, everyone of you has a
friend of family member who is gay, and to
deny them your love and acceptance is to
ultimately deprive yourself.

by Mark Bilko

Censored.

This space was supposed to be filled with
anad. The day we were going to press, I was
told that thisad had been pulled from The Pink
Triangle Supplement by The Gateway. It was the
second ad to be pulled in two days.

One of these ads was pulled because the
advertizer owed money to The Gateway for
past ads. That was beyond our control.

The other ad was censored.

Executive Express Video, a business spe-
cializing in XXX gay men’s videos tried to
advertize in The Gateway several months ago.
Thead was accepted, money changed hands.
Then, The Gateway editors decided not to
publish the ad, because they judged it to be
“exploitative.”

A few weeks ago, I approached several
Gateway editors to find out if that decision
reflected Gateway policy, or was simply an
editorial decision. I was told that there is no
set policy, and that it would be alright if The
Pink Triangle Supplement published the ad.

Once again, the ad was accepted, money
changed hands. Then I was told that I could
not publish the ad. The Gateway wanted to be
consistent, and did not want to encourage
ads from similar businesses.

So why was I told that I could print the ad?
Why did Executive Express Video, not once,
but twice, have ads refused after they were
initially accepted?

The Gateway has a policy of refusing ads
which are racist, sexist, or exploitative. But,
how do they define exploitative? If they are
going to refuse ads on this basis, it should be
awritten policy. The Gateway certainly has the
right to decide what kind of ads they want to

print, but there should be a firm, written
policy so that this type of situation doesn’t
arise.

If I sound upset, it's because I am. Cen-
sorship is a touchy subject with me right
now.

On February 15th, 1991, the student
newspaper of Memorial University of New-
foundland, The Muse, published a Lesbian
and Gay Supplement. This supplement in-
cluded anarticleentitled “A gay men’s guide
to erotic safer sex.” The article was a frank
and explicit discussion of safer sex prac-
tices.

The next day, the University’s president
was quoted in the St. John’s paper as saying
that the supplement could raise tuition fees
by hurting alumni donations.

Since then, The Muse has come under at-
tack for publishing “pornography”, and may
face criminal charges.

All this over an article which was meant
to be educational!

Several other University papers have re-
printed the original article in support of The
Muse. The Gateway decided not to follow
suite, in light of the decidedly redneck atti-
tude on Campus. I only hope that this same
attitude will not lead to widespread censor-
ship at our University.

I have found this year's editorial staff at
The Gateway to be exceedingly open-minded
and fair on issues of concern to lesbians and
apy See en ee ere ee
years.

-— Nola Etkin|

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Coming Out...

... Of The Closet

The hardest thing for any gay man or
lesbian to do is to “come out”. Everyone
deals with this issue in their own way and the
fears that are associated with it. This is my
story about what I went through and how I
dealt with “coming out” and the ramifica-
tions I was expecting.

I considered myself bisexual while grow-
ing up and it was not until I was in my mid
twenties that I came to terms with my ori-
entation. During this time I spent sleepless
nights thinking about “what will the family
think” or “will my friends abandon me”.
These quiet times alone were also spent try-
ing to define my sexuality and understand
how come I was attracted physically and
affectionally to my own gender. Finally I
realized that heterosexuals do not have to
justify their orientation, so, why should I
have to rationalize my sexual preference.

When I finally came to terms with my
sexual orientation it was an emotional release.
A lot of weight was lifted off my shoulders
and I was not denying myself true happiness.
After accepting my own sexuality, I felt it
was time to tell my family and stop leading
a secret sexual life. I was expecting the worst
because until the time I “came out”. I could
only focus on the negative consequences that
come with being gay. All those sleepless
nights and internal fears never came true. I
felt I “came out” in a blaze of glory because
within two weeks everyone who I thought
should know, did. My immediate family,
extended family and close friends did not

pass judgementand accepted me. They were
confused like I once was and had their own
questions. I did realize that I had to be
comfortable with my sexual orientation be-
fore I could expect my family and friends to
be comfortable with it also.

I have not had any negative feedback and
some people are more accepting than others.
I can deal with this because I know where
they are coming from. It took me until I was
in my mid twenties to deal with my sexuality
so I know it will take time. 1 know there are
some people who may suspect that lam gay,
but it is my choice who knows and whol tell.
Ihave madea promise to myself that ifasked

about my sexuality I would not deny it. If the
person asking the question had a problem
with my orientation it was their problem, not
mine because I had already dealt with the
issue.

Most peopledo not understand that people
do not choose their orientation, but I chose to
accept it knowing that all my basic human
rights would bedenied. My beliefs, thoughts,
and attitudes have not changed. I still want
a family and wish to continue to grow and
develop as a man.

For those who are still struggling with
their sexual orientation and “coming out”, I
hope you get the same support from your

family and friends as I got. It made all those
sleepless nights meaningless, butI guess those
are the fears that come with being born gay or
lesbian. A year agoI wascontent with my life
and today Iam happy. [have finally broken
out of the holding pattern I felt I was in for
more than a decade.

We, as gay men and lesbians have each
other to console and I believe it’s imperative
that we, as individuals, also console our
family and friends when we “come out”
because remember, they are also considered
a minority like ourselves after hearing our

story.
by Billie Padavell

An Open Letter

My Son, My Son

I was angry and confused. Angry at my-
self because I refused to admit to myself that
that you were/are homosexual. Confused
because! didn’tunderstand howit happened.
I cried a lot. Not so much for you as for
myself. When you “came out” I wasn’t really
surprised, you see I think I’d known in my
heart of hearts for many years. I was con-
fused because I didn’t know what I’d “done
wrong”, or what I might have done differ-
ently. What I could have done to have you
become the male extension of myself. But
then, I probably wouldn’t have been satis-

About Face

I was living in a small northern city, in my
teens, when I tried suicide. I felt so lonely
and isolated living with feelings deep inside
of me that I had grown up hearing nothing
but scorn and ridicule about, from both my
peers and adults.

Living in a small, isolated community is
very difficult when you have no one to turn
to for help. I had no one to talk to and so my
emotions kept building inside of me until I
could no longer cope with them and I turned
to suicide as a way out.

When heterosexual teens have trouble
growing up, they have many people to turn
to for help: teachers, councillors, parents, the
family doctor, etc. Where does the confused
young homosexual turn to for help? Unfor-
tunately, all too often, they end up on the
same road asI did. Somearen’t lucky enough
to survive.

Even growing up gay ina large city, such

as Edmonton, is hard. But at least there are
known organizations that, (if one is brave
enough to make the first move), one can find
someone to talk to about their own feelings
and not feel completely alone. There are
even phone lines if one wishes to be anony-
mous.
I was fortunate. My mother happened to
come home from work on her lunch hour
that day and found me while there was still
time. My family rushed to be with me and to
try and find out WHY? They searched
through my belongings to see if they could
find any clues as to the why. And they did.
They found a couple of books I had and some
letters (sort of a journal) where I had written
down my feelings and confusion.

In the meantime, I had been sent to an
Edmonton psychiatric ward. When they
found out that I had lesbian feelings, they
sent me back home feeling worse than I did
when Iattempted my suicide. A nurse friend
took me back to the local hospital (because I
couldn’t trust myself) and I got a new doctor.
This doctor didn’t make me feel alienated. In
fact, she found someone who could help me
deal with the feelings that I had.

With the help of a couple of caring indi-
viduals, I began to fight back. I realized that
what I was feeling was not wrong or bad, as
I had been led to believe. (One shrink had

basically told me the old adage; all I
really needed was a good man. I had
already tried that route. It is not true.)
My sexual orientation is something that
I can not control no matter how hard I
try. Sure, I could fool myself, (and every-
one else), into believing I was hetero-
sexual but I would just be setting myself
up for another fall. I (and my family)
didn’t need or want that. I ama lesbian
and I guess I’ve known that since I wasa
young child. I always felt different from
the other children I grew up with. It just
took time to discover how.

I finally got myself together and de-
cided that Ihad to move. Ineededa fresh
start somewhere. I chose to move to
Edmonton. I knew of a couple of organi-
zations in the city where I could turn for
the guidance that I needed. I had to be
somewhere where I wouldn’t be alone
with my feelings.

Two years later, meta womanand we
fell head over heels in love. We have
been living together now for over three
and a half years. It feels like we are more
in love with each passing day. I never
knew that love could be so wonderful.
We have been planning our future to-
gether, as a couple. I have never been so
happy. I never dreamt that I could be so
happy. Weare even thinking about hav-
ing a child together. Any child would be
very fortunate to grow up with the love
and caring that we have toshare. We will
love and support this child with all our
hearts, whether he/she grows up gay or
straight.

Everyone deserves to be loved no mat-
ter who they are. Be they homosexual or
heterosexual; white or black; richor poor;
homeless or not. Whatever the differ-
ences, all people are created equal and all
should be treated as such.

Anonymous

I like to keep my secrets to myself, and I
guess they will die with me.
Rock Hudson
American actor, 1925-1985

fied with my creation anyway. I encouraged
you to think for yourself, be your own person,
set goals, make dreams come true, and above
all be happy and comfortable with yourself.
How often did I say to you “...above all else,
to your own self be true...”

I don’t cry anymore. You are the man I
raised you to be. You my son, are your own
person. You haveset, and areachieving your
goals. You are making your dreams come
true. And, you are being true to yourself.

Thank you, my son, for having enough
faith in me to share your hopes, dreams and
fears with me. My heart aches for you know-

No matter how far in or out of the closet you are -

Ad Slogan
National March on Washington, 1988

ing how difficult your life as a homosexual is
and shall be, but I know you have thestrength
to stand up to any and all prejudices that will
arise.
I still don’t understand, but it isn’t impor-
tant anymore. What is important is your
happiness.

I’m very proud of you My Son, you have
EARNED the right to stand proud and tall.
Please, don’t ever change.

With Love and Pride, your mumsy.
Arvell Padavell

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Families Matter Too

When our children were young, friends of
ours adopted a child belonging to a racial
minority. We admired our friends greatly
because we thought it took great courage to
adopt a child who might eventually sub-
jected to discrimination. We could not imag-
ine coping with watching a child we loved
suffering the pain of discrimination. Now,
over 15 years later, we are discovering how
we cope with what we once could not imag-
ine.

About the time our daughter was graduat-
ing from highschool, the world started to fall
apart for her and for us. She seemed to have
the world at her feet - good grades, great
experiences, and great prospects. We
watched with confusion as she slipped away
from us - becoming distant and unhappy.
Although we knew she had problems, she
refused to discuss them with us. Why was
this child of ours so lonely and miserable?

It was four years before we re-
ceived answers to our questions.
During that time we watched with
relief and pride as this precious
daughter completed university and
started a career. Her confidence and
self-esteem returned. We still did
not have answers to our questions.
At times we still felt distanced from
her. We felt there was something she
wanted to tell us. Finally, one after-
noon she announced. “Mom, Dad -
I’m gay. I’ma lesbian.”

The announcement of our
daughter’s sexual orientation did
answer our questions. Her time of
self-destruction coincided with her
realization that she was different
from the majority of her peers. No
teenager wants to be different! She
had no positive role models to look
to for guidance. She had heard only
derogatory remarks about homo-
sexuals and was not aware of know-
ing any. She felt alone in the world.
The healing process began as she
accepted herself and met others in
her minority group, her self-esteem
and confidence returned.

Our daughter’s announcement
also produced many conflicting
emotions in us. RELIEF - “It was just
homosexuality. It was not some-
thing that would destroy her.” AN-
GER/GUILT- “She had doubted our
love and feared our rejection to the
point that she had almost destroyed
herself. If she had told us earlier, we
could have reassured her of our love
and spared everyone anguish. In-
stead, she told many others, includ-
ing her brother, before coming to her
parents.” GRIEF/MOURNING -
“Our image of her as a future wife
and mother of our grandchildren had
to be surrendered.” FEAR - “Our
child is a member of a stigmatized
minority and will probably suffer
the pain of discrimination.”

Our initial reaction to the an-
nouncement was to leap into the
closet from which our daughter was
emerging. We had no one to talk to.
Maybe if we stayed in the closet, we
would not have to cope with our
fears! While in this closet, we exam-

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slowly. There were books to be read about
homosexuality and myths to be destroyed.
There were family conferences about who
should know. Our daughter wanted to de-
cide who she would tell about this aspect of
herself. She gradually told members of the
extended family and discovered that all ac-
cepted her for who she was. Her sexual
orientation was only a small partof the whole
and did not alter the fact that she is a fine
young women. We then started to meet
some of our daughter's friends. They are all
fine young people and we enjoy their com-
pany just as we enjoy the company of our
son's friends.

Wehavelearned that ourchildren’s friends
all live very similar lives - they work or
study, watch TV, go to movies, etc. They
have similar values. They are all starting to
live as independent adults. The one differ-
ence is that many of the gay young people

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fear discrimination by society and rejection
by their families. We have learned that nei-
ther of these are idle fears. We have always
been aware of the discrimination. We have
become aware that there are many young
people who have been rejected by those they
love. They long for the acceptance and feel
incomplete.

Our journey out of the closet continues.
We have discovered that we are able to cope
with the reality of having a child who faces
discrimination. The most recent step we
have taken is the formation of a branch of an
organization called Parents and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays. PFLAG provides a sup-
port system for parents, families and friends
of lesbians and gays in their effort to under-
stand, accept and support their loved ones.
Through PFLAG we have learned that 10%
of the population is homosexual. One family
in four has a gay/lesbian member - son,

daughter, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, par-
ent. Involvement with PFLAG gives us the
opportunity to reach out to those who are
just starting the journey of understanding
and to benefit from the experiences of those
who have travelled the road before us.

Anonymous

For more information write PFLAG, c/o
PO Box 1852, Edmonton, T5J 2P2

We will not contribute by bigotry or by silence
to the ongoing persecution of our Gay daughters
and sons.

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physical and emotional, are of prime
importance to us. Their ability to
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Page 6 e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e The Pink Triangle Supplement

An Interview with Delwin Vriend

On Monday, January 28th,
Delwin Vriend was fired from his
job at King’s College. For three
years, Delwininstructed Chemistry
labs at King’s College, until the
College learned of his homosexual-
ity, and eventually fired him. .

president called me
‘ to find out if it was
true. Hesaid he wasn’t planning to
fire me at that meeting, but that the
College might have some concerns.
PTS: Did anything else happen be-
tween then and this January?

DELWIN: In late October or early
November, a studentsenta letter to

church congregations in Western ©
Canada, which included several
pages about me being gay, and in ~
late November, a story appeared in

The Journal about my situation. At
that time the College’s President
told me that the College had to de-

cide its position on homosexuality —

in the near future.
PTS: Do you think your sexua
entation has any bearing on
ability to do your job?

DELWIN: Not at all, it never hed
any bearing on my job - my sexual _

orientation was not a factor at all.

PTS: How did your colleagues and —

students react to your being gay
DELWIN: In general, there were
good reactions. The students had
questions, but were quite accept
ing. My colleagues’ reactions were
mostly good, they also had some
questions.

PTS: Do you consider yourself to be
Christian?

DELWIN: Yes, definitely.

PTS: How do you reconcile your
faith with the Church’s treatment
of gays and lesbians?

DELWIN: Iam nota believer in the

Church, I’m a believer in Jesus —

Christ. [have some problems with
the Church. The Church is dead
wrong on this issue.

PIs; Why do you think that

consider my supporters in the
Christian Reformed Church, and
the level of stress that I’m under.

PTS: Do you think it would have
helped you if the Individual Rights
Protection Act (RPA) included

theIRPA would provide petcion

for me, and other gay men and les-
_ bians, and theinstitutions they work

King’s College couldn’t have
me if sexual orientation ‘was
ed in the IRPA.

King’s College to retain gay em-

ployees violates the College's free-
dom of religion. What is your re

_ sponse?
-DELWIN: Even though the Church

hashistorically not accepted women
as full people, King’s College can’t

King’s College’s affiliation with the
of A?

DELWIN: The College has wosbad
closely with the U of A. They use
the same lab manuals, there is com-
munication between them and a
transfer policy is in effect.

PTS: What can GALOC and other
members of the campus commu-
nity do to help you?

_ been set up to help sup-
ig port any legal challenge

PTS: Some people feel that forcing. .

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not to hire women. The
issue has nothing to do with free-
dom of religion. _ Rigi
PTS: What do you know abduie Could it happen here? The
U of A and the Delwin

DELWIN: It’s very im-
portant that peoplespeak
out to MLA’s and other
government officials to
tell them that we need
legislation. People

make sure that

tremendous ‘support,
from people outside .
community as well.
PTS: Whatare your plans a
for the future?
DELWIN: I hope to find
a similar job. Lreally en-
joyed my work. Imay go.
back to school for a
Mastersand PhD.

A defence fund has

undertaken by Delwin.
The fund has three trust-
ees, and is administered
by Delwin’s lawyer. Do-
nations can be sent to:
The Delwin Vriend
Defence Fund

Philp & Leginsky
2727 TD Tower,
Edmonton Center

As part of Gay and
Lesbian Awareness
Week, Delwin will be
peaking at a Human
Rights Forum entitled

Vriend Case, on Wednes-

day March 13 at 12:00 in Tory
Breezeway 2. GALOC is also hold-
ing a fund raiser on March 15th at
5pm in the Arts Lounge, Old Arts
Building. Proceeds will go to the
Delwin Vriend Defence Fund.

by Nola Etkin

As | Understand It...

I dream of the day (and I have
experienced this already) when
people will respond to the news
that you are gay with a look of
interest and a comment such as
“Ym sure you’ve had some inter-
esting experiences that I'll never
have. Tell me what life’s been like
for you.” But as it is some people
still feel compelled to judge and
give advice when none is sought. I
minister to many people who have
been abused by such judgements

or oppressed by exclusions. But let

me not judge them and let me tell _ re

you my story.
Lhave had erotic and
attractions to others

» (and | oly) person

happens to be homosexually ori-
ented. I never chose to be
homosexually orientated so I un-
derstand it as a gift from God to
accept, value, and learn from.
where does that leave me with.
gard to Biblical interpretations #
seem to condemn who I am? oF

I have no quarrel wi tl
Bible says about

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1Corinthians 6). I believe that these
passages are directed at us all. For
me to act against my
: a woman would
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more than an academic
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Pam Barrett, MLA
Edmonton Highlands

Constituency Offices:

Pam Barrett
10815 - 95 St.
Tel. 474-0401

cherishing that I feel

The New Democrat Official Opposition
extends best wishes for
a succesful and enlightening
Gay and Lesbian Awareness Week!

es that reveal new inter-
tions of these passages.
Dangerous Myth

My church (Metropolitan Com-
munity Church) declares that God
has given us our sexual orientation
and that is our responsibility to live
our lives with compassion, to fight
injustice and oppression and to cel-
ebrate the miracle of our place in
God’s creation. The dangerous
myth behind most oppressive be-
havior against homosexually-ori-
ented persons is thatit is something
that a person can chose to be or not
to be (when in fact the only choice I

. have is whether to let others dis-

cover that my feelings are different
or to hide them). This myth keeps
the uninformed believing that
people like me will influence others
toabandon their natural orientation
and adopt another. We cannot do
that because yoursexual orientation
is nota matter of choice; we haveall
been influenced by people we val-
ued highly but none of them have
changed our affectional attractions
or bonding.

I now live my life loving my

Marie Lang, MLA
Edmonton Avonmore

If we may be of assistance at any time,
please don't hesitate to contact us.

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303 Legislature Annex
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 1E4
Telephone: 427-2236

Marie Laing
8826B - 51 Ave.
Tel. 465-6652

Dignity Edmonton

A Support Group for Lesbian
and Gay Catholics

Discussion Groups, Library, Peer Support

William Roberts, MLA
Edmonton Centre
Edmonton Caucus Chair

William Roberts
10042 -116 St.
Tel. 488-0930

P.O. Box 53
Edmonton, AB
T5J 2G9

neighbor as I love myself and be-
lieving that the fact that you love is
moreimportant than who you love.
I wish all of us lived that way.

The Reverend Charles M. Bidwell, PhD
Pastor of The Metropolitan
Community Church of Edmonton

This love is misunderstood and
dispised, persecuted, and misinter-
preted as nothing else in the
world!...They murder our love - and it
lives. They strangle our cry - and the
future resounds with it! They have
murdered my books. But my books will
live....Another judgement will be spo-
ken by a brighter and better future.
When, no one knows. But it is the only
one I accept.

John Henry Kackay
Scottish poet/ writer,
1864-1933

If Michelangelo were a heterosexual,
the Sistine Chapel would have been
painted basic white and with a roller.

Rita Mae Brown
American writer, 1988

The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 7

A Centre of Edmonton’s Gay and Lesbian Community?

The Centre is one of Edmonton's
best kept secrets. For overa decade,
The Centre and its predecessor or-
ganizations have been serving
Edmonton’s gay and lesbian com-
munity.

The Centre is a sanctuary in an
often-hostile world, providing a safe
and comfortable drop-in space, as
well as more direct services. The
Centre is run by The Gay and Les-
bian Community Centre of
Edmonton Soci-
ety (GLCCcE), a
non-profit, vol-
unteer organi-
zation created,
run, and pri-
vately funded
by Edmonton’s
gay and lesbian
community.

Open every
weeknight from
7:00 to 10:00
p-m., The Cen-
tre offers a safe, alcohol- and drug-
free tolerant place where |
gay men, their friends, and fa
of all races, cultures, and religions
can grow together as a community
of shared identity within the
broader Edmonton community. A
trained volunteer host is always at
the Centre to welcome you, and
show you where the library, news-
letters, and coffee pot are. Merfibers
are free touse theeducational centre
including library, archives), and
bulletin board, with books, pam-
phlets,and newsletters from group
and businesses in the city and from
other cities, provinces, and coun-
tries.

Salut

Join Us

phone 454-8031
or write

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Box 53

‘The Centre provides free tele-
ation and referral
v hours. It acts as a

es a focus for other

nton groups and agencies
who find themselves dealing with
The Centre provides
‘ormation, and partici-

1991 Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, March 27, 1991

at the Centre

Meeting: 8:00pm

Television’ s Parent To Parent, plus
radio. Counsellors and

tsand Friends of Lesbi-
) members often speak
ounsellors inlocal high

or related issues.

: unlearning racism, sex-
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safer sex, and alliance building.

Gay and Lesbian

Refreshments: 7:30pm

wn or someone else’s
daughter or friend’s)

tre regularly runs work-

On the social side, GLCCE operates
the Gay and Lesbian Information
Line, 491-7515, which provides re-
corded information aboutactivities
and events of interest to the Lesbian
and Gay community in Edmonton.
The line runs 24 hours, and is free of
charge. cLccE also runs some of its
own events, including four dances
per year.

The Centre is just that, the Centre
of Edmonton’s lesbian and gay
community. It
develops a
strong sense of
community
through its so-
cial services
(peer counsel-
ling, peer
counselling
course, work-
shops, support
groups) and by
providing a
safe, comfort-
able place for people to meet. The
Centreis very supportive ofall other
groups in the community, acting as
a referral service, a clearing house
for information, and providing
other services (P.o. box, meeting
space, etc.) as required. ciccE has
beeninstrumental in founding new
groups like the aips Network of
Edmonton, GALA (Gay and Lesbian
Awareness), PFLAG (Parents and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays), and
Illusions.

For membership information, or
more details, call 488-3234, or write
GLCCE, Box 1852, Edmonton, T5J
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What Exactly Is Heterosexuality?
... and What Causes It?

Heterosexuality is a condition in
which people have a driving emo-
tional and sexual interest in mem-
bers of the oppositesex..Becauseof
the anatomical, physiological,social
and cultural limitations involved,
there are formidable obstacles to be
overcome. However many hetero-
sexualslookuponthisasachallenge _

and approach it withingenuity and Mi
_ succumb to the daily bombardment

energy. Indeed it can be said that
most heterosexuals are obsessed
with the gratification of their curi-
ous desires.

HORMONAL IMBALANCE?
One theory advanced is that

Our society grants financial and
other incentives for exclusively (i.e.
neurotic) heterosexual coupling:
from tax concessions to council
houses. To be gay is expensive and
many ore sag cannot afford

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA?

A bad experience with a member
of the same sex while young may
cause rejection of all members of
the same sex through fear. The
desire continues in thesubconscious
and emerges as a heterosexual neu-
rosis.

SOCIAL CONDITIONING?

Many unthinking heterosexuals

of conditioning from the mass me-
dia and live out their lives trapped
in oppressive stereotypes. We
should feel compassion for such
people, not hostility, for their re-
jection of all those parts of the self
thatdo not conform tothe‘married-

iny het Sall “Ss that
they were just ‘born that way’.

Unfortunately this doesn’t hold
water. All human beings are the
result of the interaction between
their substance and their environ-
ment and heterosexuals, like the
rest of us, must share in the re-

_»sponsibility for their condition.

~ CULTURAL DEPRIVATION?

' Most heterosexuals will befound
to havecome froma background in
which an appreciation of thebeauty

re. of their own bodies has been ruth-

wodd-wide famine that will result
if the present population explosion
continues unchecked.

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erosexual behavior, the parents will
be found to have suffered from
similar difficulties.

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Book Reviews

The Arena of Masculinity: Sports, Homosexuality and The Meaning of Sex

Brian Pronger, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990

“Fags just aren’t into sports.”
“The sports scene is no place for
fairies!” Although crudely put,
these notions reflect the prevailing
attitude on gay men and athletics.
With the recent Gay Games in
Vancouver, however, and the pub-
lic “coming out” of such sports fig-
ures as David Kopay (football), Bob
Paris (bodybuilding) and Dave
Pallone (baseball umpire), the con-
nection between homosexuality and
sports has become topical, if not
trendy. It is slowly being acknowl-
edged that gay men havea unique,
but vital perspective on athletics.

In an illuminating new book,
Brian Pronger (Research Fellow at
University of Toronto in Physical
Education) analyzes the interwo-
ven, multi-faceted connection be-
tween athletics, sexuality and gen-
der. His ground-breaking study
provides the reader with an en-
lightening perspective, particularly
ona personal level. Weall have our
subconscious attitudes on these
subjects. Few of us are non-com-
mittal about sports - whether we
are committed jocks or wimps (the
reviewer fits into the latter category,
to be sure). Certainly no one is
impartial when it comes to issues of
sexuality and gender. InThe Arena

of Masculinity, Prongerexploresthe meaning

meaning of these topics as they in-
terrelate, and as they permeate our
lives.

The author does not restrict his
analysis to the gay experience of
athletics; heapproachesitasa “lived
metaphor for the more general ex-
perience of being gay in a straight
world”. Pronger’s ambitious aim,
therefore, is not only to elucidate
the role of gay men in the athletic
world, but to illustrate the meaning
ofsexuality asitis imparted through
the metaphor of sports.

Central to the author’s approach
is his conceptualization of gender
and sexuality. Gender is seen in
terms of its mythic correlation with
power (or lack of power). This cul-
turally-ingrained mythendows the
relatively minor biological differ-
ences between males and females
with major social significance.
Through conditioning from birth,
these physical characteristics be-
comemythicsigns of gender. While
interpretations of the myth vary

from individual to individual (as

wellas from one culture to another),
gender is a sieve through which all
other perceptions are filtered. In
our patriarchal culture, genderis “a
myth that justifies, expresses, and
supports the power of men over
women.” Hegemonic gender rela-
tions are justified by this mythic
element that presumes an
ahistorical social order where men
have always held power over
women, naturally and universally.
Modern feminism has challenged
this view that gender is a funda-
mental feature of one’ssex, with the
resultant charge that women’s lib-
eration is “going against nature”.
The mainstream studies of sexu-
ality (Kinsey et. al) have concen-
trated on sexual acts, not on the
that people find in those
acts. It is the latter that the author
focuses on, with a concomitant
emphasis on the subconscious
mind’s intuitive awareness of the
workings of our culture. Pronger is
concerned with the interpretation
that we give myths, rather than the
“objective” social and historical
conditions that brought themabout.
Consequently, homosexuality
and heterosexuality are shown to
describe “modes of being” in the
world, fluid ways of perceiving and
interpreting oneself and others in

Grace Lake

GlenHuser, Edmonton: NeWest Press, 1990

The tragic implications ofa lifein
the closet are poetically wrought in
Glen Huser’s first novel, Grace Lake.
The central character, John Hislop,
isasickly, aging music teacher who
returns to summer camp, where he
has been a counsellor for many

suppressed desires are evocative
and emphathetic.

John Hislop is both plagued and
healed by his memories. Time and
distance are distorted as he remem-
bers his college friend, and a boy-a
beautiful adolescent who died at

gendered culture. In this analysis,
Pronger is reflecting the paradigm
shift from the concept of identity to
sensibility. To be a homosexual
man, he asserts, is to have a special
intuitive interpretation of the myths
of our culture.

Because homoeroticism both re-
veres and violates masculinity, it is
a paradoxical eroticism. The erotic
desire that men have for other men
discloses this sensibility, usually
kept beneath the surface of con-
scious experience. Homoeroticism
expresses this interpretation of
oneself and others in the same gen-
der myth. This “homosexual
knowledge” is fluid, in that it af-
fects our lives differently, to vary-
ing degrees, and at diverse stages.
Prongershows that we canrespond
to these paradoxical intuitions by
viewing the world in three ways:
what he calls the “triad of gay sen-
sibility’. Homosexual men can 1)
de-emphasize the impact of the intu-
ition on their lives, and attempt to
live within the orthodox sphere
(the “straight” world) as much as
possible. They can 2) grasp the
irony of the paradox, and the ironic
awareness that is exhibited in con-
versation, ritual and outlook of
many gay men attests to the pres-
ence of this intuition. Another per-
spective involves 3) seeing the
world in the context of changing the
authority of the myths from which
the paradox emerges. The exist-
ence of a vital gay liberation
movement bears witness to this el-
ement of change in the outlook of
many homosexual men.

Sports then, is seen as the arena
where masculinity is ratified and
substantiated, for the orthodox,
heterosexual male (whether as a
spectator or participant). Gender
too is shown as a weighty element

Glen Huser grew up in smaii-town
Alberta, and has studied creative
writing under Rudy Wiebe, Marg-
aret Atwood and W.O. Mitchell.
He currently edits Magpie, a
magazine of students’ writing and
art, and conducts writing

in athletics. While the situation of
women in sports is gradually im-
proving, it is still a myth of gender
that female athletes are unfeminine.

Theorthodox male sees the world
of athletics as a genre for masculin-
ity, a sphere to pursue the kosher
ideals of speed, pain and power as
aninitiation into manhood. For the
paradoxical, homosexual man, this
forum is transformed through the
filter of his homoerotic viewpoint.
It is therefore ironic to some, and
fearful to others, that the forum for
masculine initiation and confirma-
tion is also the scene of the paradox
of homoerotic experience. This
irony isincarnatein the homosexual
athlete, wherein the violation of,
and compliance with, masculinity
coexist paradoxically.

The significance and impact of
Pronger’s book lies in the anecdotal
material he provides, based on ex-
tensive interviews with gay men,
athletes, and especially gay athletes.
The experience of homosexual men
in the sports world is thoroughly
delineated, from childhood memo-
ries to present-day experiences.
Using the triad of gay sensibility’, it
isshown how individual paradoxi-
cal men carve out a “space” in this
orthodox world through the inter-
related perspectives of de-empha-
sis, irony and change. The develop-
ment of all-gay athletic teams is
explained and analyzed, alongside
the divergent experiences of ho-
mosexual men participating in
mainstream sports.

A cursory perusal of Pronger’s
chapter and sub-chapter headings
allude to the plethora of overlap-
ping issues that are covered:
“Rookies and Debutantes”, “Sexual
Mythology”, “Gay Sensibility”,
“Jocks and Paradox”, “Sex and
Sport”, “The Meaning of Fucking”,

Homosexuality isn’t funny. Some-
times anything can be a source of hu-
mor, but the lives of twenty million
Americans are not a joke.

Gay Activists Alliance

and National Gay Task Force

1973

“The Locker Room”, and “Gay
Muscles”. In the latter section (the
last in the book), he contends that
gay muscles are the “embodiment
of the paradox” and the “gay ironic
view”. Because they are developed
to attract other men, not women,
gay men’s muscles (“butch drag”
he calls them) invite homoerotic
ecstasy.

My one criticism of the often
awkward use of academic jargon
when everyday language would
have sufficed, and clarified. If one
is occasionally willing to muddle
through dense sentences and para-
graphs, there is a wealth of synthe-
sized material here.

The interaction between lesbian-
ism, lesbian sexuality and thesports
world is not dealt with in The
Arena of Masculinity. As Pronger
explains in his Introduction, he has
left this to someone more qualified
to explore the lesbian experience of
athletics.

With a sense of humour, and
genuine inquisitiveness, Pronger
has explored the place where mas-
culinity, homosexuality and gen-
der meet, and has produced an
overarching analysis that serves to
illuminate all our lives - whether
we be gay or straight., “butch” or
“femme. For years now, the refrain
of the liberal case for gay liberation
has been: “Gaysarejust thesameas
straights, except for what they doin
bed.” Pronger sees this argument
as misguided, maintaining that gay
menare different thanstraight men,
in terms of their intuitive, para-
doxical way of viewing the world
and its myths. Through a brilliant
analysis, he illuminates the poten-
tial that abides in this div

by Shawn R. Mooney

Ten percent of all men are more or
less exclusively homosexual for at least
three years between the ages of 16 and
55.

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years. Thissummer, hislast,Hislop thecampyearsago. Thewomenin workshops in the
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Lesbians in Canada

Edited by Sharon Dale Stone,Between the Lines (pub.), 1990

This book, to my knowledge, is
the first book dealing with lesbians
in Canada. Lesbians in Canada is
“written from an experimental
rather than a theoretical point of
view.” The book itself is divided
into three parts: Diversity of Lesbian
Experiences, Problemsand Possibilities
in a Lesbophobic Society and Lesbians
Organizing for Survival. 1 would say
that this book is valuable to anyone
(male or female, homosexual or
heterosexual) who is interested in
the gays and lesbians Canada.

Sharon Stone emphasizes in her
introduction, the importance of
“putting women first.” Ms. Stone,
states that we look at (and think
about) LESBOPHOBIA. Unlike
homophobia (fear and hatred of
homosexuality) lesbophobia refers
to fear and hatred of lesbians; this
terms emphasizes that lesbians, as
women, are subjected to sexist and
heterosexist oppression, and
therefore can often be treated very
differently than gay men. Lesbians
often do not conform to the conven-
tional notions of femininity,
whether it be through career
choices, dress or political activism.
Because of this, there is sometimes
(but not always) an intense fear or
anxiety faced by both lesbians and
heterosexual women who “look
and/or act like a dyke. What is it
about that ‘L’ word?? Whatis it that
we dread?? And is that dread real
or imagined? What is the conse-
quence of this fear or hatred? Ms.
Stone states:

“Patriarchal society _is
phallocentric — organized by and
for men. Itis builton the assumption
that women exist to serve men.
Lesbians, simply by existing, fla-
grantly challenge this assumption.
Lesbians are women who exist for
themselves and other women, and
lesbianism is the ultimate expres-
sion of female autonomy from men.
It is for this reason that lesbianism
represents a profound threat to the
patriarchal order —a threat that is
qualitatively different from the
threat that gay men are seen as rep-
resenting.”

It is important that we, as mem-
bers of society, comprehend and
take measures to combat
homophobia and lesbophobia in our
society. One way that this can be
done is to present, to the public
heterosexual community, that we
are people who differ vastly in our
experience as women and as lesbi-
ans. We are very much a heteroge-
neous lot, and yes, we are out there
in strong numbers.

In this review I will focus pri-
marily on the articles presented in
Part I of Lesbians in Canada. Part II
and III, although relevant and im-
portant will be discussed. only
briefly at the end.

The first chapter titled Lesbians
and Aging: Triple Trouble or Tremen-
dous Thrill by Jeanette Auger, in-
cludes positive and negative effects
of living through anera where rigid
sex roles (the so called “butch” and
“femme” identities) were one of the
few acceptable ways in which two
women were able to express their
love. Listening to the voice of older
women gives us valuable informa-
tion —so much can be learned and
understood by listening to the ex-
perience of previous generations.

A charming paper by Makeda
Silvera (Man Royals and Sodomites,
Some thoughts on Invisibility of Afro-
Caribbean Lesbians) givesinsightinto

her childhood in Jamaica. Conver-
sations with her grandmother and
her mother give this article a very
personal quality — It was almost
like having Makeda right there in
theroom with me. Theauthor spoke
of women who where “suspect” or
“sodomites” or “man royals” —
those dread words. Makeda tells of
women she remembered from her
childhood, not because they were
“suspect” but because they were
womenshe liked, women who were
strong, women she admired...
There was Miss Bibi, Miss Jones,
Cherry Rose, Miss Gem, and Miss
Opal...

Lesbian Life in a Small Town: The
Case of St. John’s presents interview
data obtained from a lesbian ques-
tionnaire collected by Sharon Dale
Stone. Some of the questions dealt
with accessibility to lesbian books/
films, lesbian organizations, fami-
lies, friends, and feminists. Of par-
ticular interest was the report by
bisexual women who had asense of
belonging to the “gay community”
and the corresponding reactions of
lesbians towards women who refer
to themselves as bisexual.

Lesbian Teachers: Coping at School,
written by Didik Khayatt, sheds
some light on the delicate balance
between beinga lesbian teacherand
the impact of Bill 7 which includes
sexual orientation protection in the
Ontario Human Rights Code. This
type of information is extremely
valuable for lesbians and gay men
in Alberta, who presently have no
such protection. It concludes that in
spite of this bill, many lesbian
teachers do not feel that it is safe for
a lesbian teacher to come out if she
intends to continue teaching. As
one teacher says:

“I would be protected from firing.
I would not be protected from os-
tracism, or harassment, from stu-
dents, or from colleagues.”

The impact of being a lesbian
social service worker has its own
set of difficulties and possibilities
which are very different than those
experienced by lesbian teachers.
Janice Ristock, in her article, Work-
ing Dynamics in the Social Services:
The Relevance of Sexual Orientation to
Social Service Work, discusses the
paradoxes lesbian social workers
find themselves in. Often these
workers are in various degrees of
being out to their coworkers, how-
ever, when dealing with the public
(women who are transient,
psychiatrized and/or leaving abu-
sive situations) disclosure is left up
to the individual. This article pre-
sents us with the complicated reality
of work environments. As lesbians
feminists who have chosen to work
towards social change and ending
oppression based on class, gender,
race, and sexual orientation, they
themselves are controlled by the
heterosexist social service system
which may limit themand put them
in vulnerable positions.

Motherhood, as a female experi-
ence, rather thanonly a heterosexual
experience, is dealt with in two ar-
ticles. The first by Dian Day is titled
Lesbian / Mother. This article covers
a wide range of subjects such as
getting pregnant, male children,
raising children (with and without
aco-parent), coming out tochildren,
parents, and finally support for
lesbian mothers. As well, facing
discrimination by both the hetero-
sexual and homosexual community
wasalso discussed. The importance

Book Reviews

of support is discussed in Part III
where a brief history of the Toronto
organization called Lesbian Moth-
ers Defence Fund (LMDF).

Joanne Doucette gives us an ex-
cellent article titled Redefining Dif-
ference: Disabled Lesbians Resist.
Many of these women were angry
women (this is not to imply that the
anger was unfocused or unjusti-
fied). The women interviewed face
triple oppression — as women, as
lesbians, and as differently abled
individuals. This oppression is fur-
ther compounded by their experi-
ences regarding relationships (both
love and friendship), racism, ha-
rassment, violence, unemployment,
motherhood, housing, abuse
(physical, verbal, psychological,
spiritual), just to name a few; these
women spoke strongly about their
sometimes negative experiences
within society as well as the gay
and lesbian community. The article
concludes with positive response
on how differently abled lesbians
create a positive sense of difference
through contact and mutual sup-
port, wherever possible and wher-
ever found. It suggests hope, sur-
vival, and from that change:

“Disabled lesbians are re-evalu-
ating some of the assumptions soci-
ety holds about who we are. From
our position as ultimate outsiders
we have the potential for startling
new visions of how the world could
be — if any one will let us in long
enough to listen to us.”

Part Il of this book, Problems and
Possibilities in the Lesbophobic Soci-
ety, focuses onsome of the problems
facing lesbians in mainstream Ca-
nadian society. Each of the articles
looks towards the future and imag-
ines what life could be like without
prejudice, discrimination,
homophobia, lesbophobia, and
heterosexism.

[highly recommend the article by
Jeri Dawn Wine titled Outsiders on
the Inside, Lesbians in Canadian Aca-
deme. Thisexcellent paper deals with
professors, undergraduate students
and graduate students in academe.
It presents both problems and pos-
sibilities available to lesbians at
universities in Canada. This article
covers a very broad area of univer-
sity life: lesbian students spoke of
being in a class which was taught
by a professor (male or female)
who was ‘out’, professors talked
about being in various degrees of
being ‘out’ to colleagues and
friends and instructors spoke of
contracts not being renewed or not
being granted tenure (negative
repercussions on their sexual ori-
entation???). The academic envi-
ronment is a unique setting that is
devoted to knowledge and its un-
derstanding — this liberal attitude
often gives lesbians unique oppor-
tunities to mediate personal and
political issues and to explore pri-
vateand public
existences.
Changes
ocuring within
the academic
environment
can only, given
time, spill over
in the general
society. At the
University of
Alberta, these
changes are al-
ready begun:
we now have
two lesbian

C

courses (Lesbian Invisibility and
Lesbian Sexuality) offered through
the Faculty of Extension and re-
cently, sexual orientation has been
added to the Code of Student Be-
havior.

Also in Part II, human rights is-
sues are discussed first by Mary
Eaton (Lesbians and the Law) and
secondly, by Becki Ross (Sexual Dis/
Orientation or Playing House: To Be
or Not to Be Coded Human). Joan
Blackwood writes an excellent ar-
ticle in Aristotle, Sex and a Three-
Legged Dog, The Naturalness of Les-
bian Sex. She deals primarily with
arguments stemming from nature
which often discounts lesbians
sexual activity as being unnatural.
The last article in this section, Mind
Drifting Islands, is a romantic and
enjoyable paper (originally from the
book L’ile des amates or Lesbian Lov-
ers’ Island) written by Micheline
Grimard-Leduc. The author pre-
sents a positive vision of lesbian
autonomy, — creation of our own
reality, in the form of islands (or
places to land). The article starts off
with Amazons and Sappho and
ends with Morrigan. Need I say
more?

The last section of this book is
Lesbians Organizing for Survival and
includes four articles: A Test of
Unity: Lesbian Visibility in the British
Columbia Federation Of Women, Les-
bian Mothers Organizing, Organizing
Lesbian Studies at Concordia, and
Personal Reflections on Lesbian Orga-
nizing in Ottawa. Articles in this
section deal with how. lesbians in
Canada have organized to fight for
their rights and create an atmo-
sphere of acceptance. There are
many different ways in which les-
bians are involved in this struggle:

- getting involved in the Gay Lib-
eration Movement because they
“see, feel and understand the need
to end the suppression of their ho-
mosexuality.”

-getting involved inthe Women’s
Liberation Movement, “believing
that their fate as lesbians is inextri-
cably tied to the fate of all women.”

- getting involved in other (often
smaller groups) of lesbian feminists.

In many of the articles in this
section, lesbians spoke of how be-
coming involved in these groups
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supportive non-threatening envi-
ronment. The articles in Lesbians
Organizing for Survival all have a
personal quality to them while still
presenting a brief history of each of
the organizations involved.

In concluding, I would like to
highly recommend Lesbians in
Canada to every-one. The contents
of this book are invaluable and up
to date. It offers both casual readers
and researchers information about
the experiences of lesbians; these
voices are not filtered, modified or
distorted via sociological or psy-
chological theories, nor are they
processed through statistical
analysis — these are the voices of les-
bians in Canada.1 would say that this
book will become one of the classic
non-fiction lesbian books in Canada,
and I hope that Lesbians in Canada
will initiate more research and
books about and for Canadian les-

bians.
by AS.

Légende

Jeannine Allard
Alyson Publication, Inc., 1984.

Sometime during the last cen-
tury, in a small fishing town of the
coast of France, two women fell
love with each other, got married
and lived as manand wife. One was
a foreigner who cut off her hair to
go to sea, the other visited the for-
bidden talking standing stones.
When the first woman was lost at
sea, the townspeople erected a
statue in “his” honor and for all the
sailors who had been lost at sea.
Years later, when the identity of the
sailor was discovered, the statue
was thrown into the sea by the an-
gry and frightened townspeople.

Jeannine Allard takes this legend
which is still told in Brittany (or
Normandy, depending on which
version you have heard) and brings
tousa hauntingly beautiful story of
love, hope, dreams, strength, and
sorrow as told through the eyes of
the sailor, the wife, and their
daughter. If your are someone who
believes in fairy-tales, if only for a
moment, or if you like to curl up
with the Little Prince this book is a

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Poetry

An Appeal To A Goddess

yes daddy, no daddy

The sea is calm and soft,

It’s tide gently caressing the beach.

Iam with you in your tender loving arms.
You, my lover, remind me of a woman

I love dearly.

I wonder if she would understand.

I feel no shame, yet perhaps she feels
I have disgraced her;

I never meant to.

We lie together on the warm sand;
The sun shines over our soft skin.
You smile at me

But I am still imprisoned by thoughts.

Laying on top of me

With your arms clenched around my shoulders,
A kiss reminds me that you are there.

Your gentle, patient eyes plead.

I squeeze you tight

And whisper “I love you”.

Your face glows with affection.

Taking my hand,

We walk side by side,

The breeze cool,

The sun warm.

We attract the glares of others
Who do not understand.

I listen to the call of the gulls on high.
O how I admire their freedom;
I am still in chains.

You hold me closer now

With your arm around my waist.

I feel your warmth move through me.
How special you are.

I stop;

I look into the sky,

Blue as your eyes.

There I see her standing;

She watches like a Goddess above us,
Yet with vengeful passion.

Isee she cries not for Hate

But Love.

I cry too.

O hear me sweet Goddess!

Do not condemn your son!

But she is not of Greece,

Nor does she approve

Of our behaving like ancient Spartans.

A gay poem is one that’s sexually attracted to other poems.

William Barber
American poet, 1980's

I speak to her gently saying:
“O my dearest Mother
How great my love for thee.
You bore my body and soul
and gave all to me.

All I am is through you.

I can say little else

But that I love you.”

I will love you if my stars stop shining.

I will love you if the sea grows calm.

I will love you if the mountains turn to dust.
I will love you if the sun’s glow ceases.
Mother, my Mother,

Eternally I will love you.

In words warm and tender

You have said “I will always love you.”
Why now do you scorn me?

What have I done?

I have made love to one who loves me;
Where is the crime I commit? *

I speak and you answer.

“Would you love me if I was a criminal?”
“Yes, I would still love you.”

“Would you love me even if I was a failure
At everything important in my life?”

“Yes, I would still love you.”

If I turned my back and walked away,

Never turning back, would you love me still?”
“Always I will love you.”

“If I betrayed you to your enemies

Would you still love me?”

“Yes, I would still love you.”

“If I said I hated you and I left forever,

Then would you still love me?”

“As long as love exists my son,

I will love you.”

I stop and force the question
To my lips,

Fearing forever the answer
To My Eternal Question...

“Would you still love me...
Even If I love a Man?”

by J.A. Krause

Homosexuality won't be accepted until it is completely seen as

boring - a mundane, inconsequential part of everyday life.

Quentin Crisp
English writer/critic,1980’s

Let the bullets that rip through my brain smash through every

It is better to be hated for what one is than to be loved for what closet door in the nation.

one isn’t.

Andre Gide
French novelist/ critic,1869-1951

We can’t distort and corrupt gay culture to adapt to bigotry.

Sarah Schulman
American novelist, 1988

Harvey Milk
American politician/activist, 1930-1978

My advice in general to gay people is simply to go on living your

life as though you did not see any reason either to boast of or to
conceal your life.

Telephone: 425-6636

Will you come with me
into the forest
to collect deadwood
for our fires at night?
yes daddy oh daddy
look at the baby mice
that live in the hollow log
there’s seven you see
Don’t touch, be careful.
oh no daddy, i won't
Will you come with me
to look at the animals?
stray puppies and kittens,
we're just going to look.
oh yes daddy please can i
just look at the black one
he kissed me he’s friendly
he’s wagging his tail
It’s time to go now, errands to run.
oh daddy please can we take our favorite one home
Come sit here beside me,
you know how i need you,
you wouldn’t dare leave me
you're my girl, you know.
yes daddy you’re always right
i know that you love me best
it’s our special secret
i won't tell a soul.
If you are my best girl,
then nothing can hurt us.
Just do as i ask you or
they'll take you away.
but daddy
i feel wrong
i hurt deep inside me
i must be a bad girl
because i want to tell.

Anonymous

from word to word

don’t blame me for your surprise,

i tried to tell you but instead came out the lies.
stonefaced and cracking,

wide, wild eyes,

eyes rimmed with tears,

waiting for conviction from a jury of my peers.
ican see you slipping away

i can’t face these loses today.

don’t blame me for your surprise,

i did not chose, i will not change.

please realize,

i want the same thing as you,

i want to love too.

why should it be denied?

because i don’t love the same as you?
ignorance and hate in your voice,

guess that means that you’ve made your choice.

don’t blame me for my surprise,

i thought to trust you, you have opened my eyes.
you see what you’re told to,

have i changed from word to word?

what is it you’ve heard?

can’t you just be a friend to me

like i thought you were?

remember it was you who pushed away,

why can’t you try to see a different way?

M.A. Scott

Within is a child naive, pure.
Outside is a man strong, sure.

The two have been apart, distant for years.
Finally they meet, exchange kisses, tears.

Both come together, walking side by each.
The man realizes, a boy needs to be reached.

They stroll hand in hand, knowing their silence too long.
Now the man reflects, on the child within, with song.

Billie Padavell

The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e Page 11

| Hate Straights

Ihave friends. Some of them are
straight.

Year after year, I see my straight
friends. I want to see them, to see
how they are doing, to add new-
ness to our long and complicated
histories, to experience some conti-
nuity.

Year after year, I continue to real-
ize that the facts of my life are irrel-
evant to them and that I am only
half listened to, that I am an ap-
pendage to the doings of a greater
world, a world of power and privi-
lege, of the laws of installation, a
world of exclusion. “That's not
true,” argue my straight friends.
There is the one certainty in the
politics of power: those left out of it
beg for inclusion while the insiders
claim that they already are. Mendo
it to women, whites do it to blacks,
and everyone does it to queers.

The main dividing line, both con-
scious and unconscious, is
procreation...and that magic word -
Family. Frequently, the ones we
are born into disown us when they

find out who we really are, and to
make matters worse, we are pre-
vented from having our own. We
are punished, insulted, cut off, and
treated like sedentaries in terms of
child rearing, both damned if we
try and damned if we abstain. It’s
as if the propaganda of the species
is sucha fragile directive that with-
out enforcing it as if it were an
agenda, humankind would melt
back into the primeval ooze.

[hate having to convince straight
people that lesbians and gays live
in a war zone, that we’re sur-
rounded by bomb blasts only we
seem to hear, that our bodies and
souls are heaped high, dead from
fright or bashed or raped, dying of
grief or disease, stripped of our
personhood.

Ihatestraights whocan’tlisten to
queer anger without saying, “hey,
all straight people aren’t like that.
I’m straight too, you know,” as if
their egos don’t get enough strok-
ing or protection in this arrogant,
heterosexist world. Why must we

Radical Page

take care of them in the midst of our
just anger brought on by their
fucked up society?! Why add the
reassurance of “Of course, I don’t
mean you. You don’tact that way.”
Let them figure out for themselves
whether they deserve to beincluded
in our anger.

But of course that would mean
listening to our anger, which they
almost never do. They deflect it, by
saying “I’m not like that” or “now
look who’s generalizing” or “You'll
catch more flies with honey...” or
“If you focus on the negative you
just give out more power” or
“you're not the only onein the world
who’s suffering.” They say “Don’t
yell at me, I’m on your side” or “I
think you're overreacting” or “BOY,
YOU'RE BITTER”.

They’ve taught us that good
queers don’t get mad. They’ve
taught us so well that we not only
hide our anger from them, we hide
it fromeach other. WE EVEN HIDE
IT FROM OURSELVES. We hide it
with substance abuse and suicide

and overachieving in the hope of
proving our worth. They bash us
and stab us and shoot us and bomb
us in ever increasing numbers and
still we freak out whenangry queers
carry banners or signs that say
BASH BACK. For the last decade
they let us die in droves and still we
thank President Bush for planting a
fucking tree, applaud him forliken-
ing PWAs to car accident victims
who refuse to wear seatbelts. LET
YOURSELF BE ANGRY. Let your-
self be angry that the price of our
visibility is the constant threat of
violence, anti-queer violence to
which practically every segment of
this society contributes. Let your-
self feel angry that THERE IS NO
PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY
WHERE WE ARE SAFE, no place
where we are not targeted for ha-
tred and attack, the self-hatred, the
suicide - of the closet. The next time
some straight person comes down
on you for being angry, tell them
that until things change, you don’t
need any more evidence that the

Im Your -ace

This article “I Hate Straights” first
appeared in a series of essays en-
titled Queers Read This during the
New York City Lesbian and Gay
Pride ParadeinJune 1990. Itspurred
controversial debate among the
New York Lesbian and Gay com-
munity. Some thought it was too
angry, too radical, too intolerant.
Some thought it was about time we
expressed queer anger without
compromise. Whatever the reac-
tion, “I Hate Straights” was the
impetus for the growth of the then
infant lesbian/gay direct action
movement, embodied in Queer
Nation. Queer Nation had already
existed in NY for four months, and
was attracting hundreds of angry
queers to its weekly meetings. Why
is it so popular?

The modern queer equality / civil
rights movement has existed for 21
years, since the Stonewall riots of
1969. Yet comparatively few ad-
vancements have been made by
lesbian/ gay groups advocating for
change. In Canada, only three
provinces and one territory (Que-
bec, Ontario, Manitoba, Yukon)
have passed laws making it illegal
to discriminate based on sexual/
affectional orientation. Queers are
dying everyday from anti-gay vio-
lence. Queers regularly lose their
jobs, housing, children, or families
because of their queerness. Are we

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angry? You’re damn right we are.

I am sick and tired of having
heterosexuality pushed down my
throat. I turn on the TV and see Mr
and Mrs X struggling oh-so-
humourously with Billy and Susie,
their oh-so-adorable heterosexual
children. I read the newspaper to
discover that “Muffy and Biff” have
decided to get married and feel the
need to pay good money to tell the
world of their happy, healthy, het-
erosexual joy. Spare me. Don’t
forget the trials and tribulations of
Johnny X, the high school football
hero and his oh-so-beautiful (or
wealthy, or sexy, or virginal, as
you will) prom queen girlfriend
Cindy Q, as they discover the true
meaning of adolescent hetero-
sexual hormonal chaos. These are
just a few, ostensibly silly, but real
examples of the complete perva-
siveness of heterosexism in our
society. How many of you ever
considered whether you “chose”
to be straight, or whether you were
just “born that way”?

Queer anger, bothat the concept
of compulsory heterosexuality,and
atindividual straights, is rising like
a gorge in our collective throats.
Don’t be surprised when we spit it
out and it falls at your feet. And if
you think you're not privileged,
think of what would happenif you,
Jill, were discovered to be dating
Jo(sephine) not
Jo(esph). Our queer
lives have been rel-
egated tothe ghetto,
where you think we
belong. we're
growing out of our
ghettos into a self-
determination
which tells us and
you that yes, weare
sick-sick of straight
privilege, sick of
paying taxes for
benefits that don’t
benefit us (married
tax rebates, medical
and dental ben-
efits), sick of hiding
ourselves in closets
that have been
forced on us, sick of
listening to you say
“Oh, but I don’t

know any gay people,” sick of you
telling us we're invading your lives
by asking you to consider our is-
sues (Blue Jean Day), sick of watch-
ing our friends and lovers be re-
jected by your absurd heterosexual
standards, sick of having to prove
to you that we are worthy of your
condescending, reluctant accep-
tance.

Well I for one am sick of you and
your white middle class LIBERAL-
ISM. I don’t want your acceptance

<a Ft

and as an oppressed person, I de-
mand you prove your sincerity to
me before I accept YOU. I will risk
my job, my happiness, my life and
I will not hide my queerness from
you because you can’t deal with it.
Until you prove your worth to me,
I'll take my queer life, my queer
anger, my queer rage, and I'll shove
it in your face. Then, when you get
the total picture, then we’ll talk
about acceptance.

by Deb Nousek

Ash

STUDENTS

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UofA
ARE GAY

world turns at your expense. You
don’t need to see only hetero
couples grocery shopping on your
TV...Youdon’twantany more baby
pictures shoved in your face until
youcan have orkeep your own. No
more weddings, showers, anniver-
saries, please, unless they are our
own brothers and sisters celebrat-
ing. And tell them not to dismiss
you by saying “You have rights,”
“You have privileges,” “You're
overreacting,” or “You have a vic-
tims mentality.” Tell them “GO
AWAY FROM ME, until YOU can
change.” Go away and try ona
world without the brave, strong
queers that are its backbone, that
are its guts and brains and souls.
Go tell them go away until they
have spent a month walking hand
in hand in public with someone of
the same sex. After they survive
that, then you'll hear what they have
to say about queer anger. Other-
wise, tell them to shut upand listen.

Anonymous

Society deals with homosexuality as
if it did not exist.

Martin Hoffman

American psychologist/sexologist, 1968

Gayness is even scarier to people
than femaleness or blackness.
John Lombardi
American journalist, 1975

(STATISTICALLY)

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PART OF THE

LESBIAN AND GAY LIBERATION
MOVEMENT

Spousal Benefits

Did you know that gays and les-
bians pay higher tuition and get
paid less?

We pay higher tuition because
our partners cannot benefit from
student services, as married and
common-law heterosexual couples
can. Our partners cannot use sports
services, we cannot live in married
student housing, and in applying
for financial assistance, our depen-
dents will often not be considered.

By the same token, lesbians and
gay menare paid less. Our partners
do not qualify for benefit planssuch
as health care, dental coverage, or
life insurance. The same holds true
for the children of our partners, for
whom we may have assumed fi-
nancial responsibility.

Added to this, gays and lesbians
pay higher taxes than heterosexu-
als. Consider a man whose com-
mon-law wife stays at home and
cares for their children. This man is
entitled to substantial income tax
deductions for his wife and for each
child. A gay couple in the same
situation, however would receive
no such concessions.

The list goes on... pension plans,
RSP’s, bank loans . . . lesbians and
gay men are subsidizing hetero-
sexuality, and we are getting tired
of it!

Thanks to gay and lesbian activ-
ists working to change this situa-
tion, advances are slowly being
made. Several universities, includ-
ing the University of British Co-
lumbia, and the University of
Toronto, have extended some of
these benefits to the partners of les-
bians and gay men. In addition,
lesbian and gay employees of the
City of Vancouver and the Prov-
ince of Ontario were recently
granted full spousal benefits.

Several challenges to laws deny-
ing these benefits to gay men and
lesbians are now in the courts.

In 1985, Brian Mossop was de-
nied bereavement leave to attend
the funeral of his partner’s father.
In 1989, the Canadian Human
Rights Commission ruled thata gay
couple may constitutea family, and
as such, merit the same benefits as
heterosexual couples. This deci-
sion is now under appeal.

In a similar ruling in 1990, the
Federal Court of Canada ruled that
Timothy Veysey, a prisoner in a
federal penitentiary, should be al-
lowed family visits with his homo-
sexual partner.

In another case, Karen Andrews,
a lesbian living in Ontario with her
partner of twelve years, and her
partner’s two children, applied for
spousal benefits when her partner
returned to University. Although
her employer was willing to extend
full benefits, the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan (OHIP) refused
coverage.

When Jim Egan turned sixty-five,
he applied for his pension. When
he applied for spousal benefits un-
der his plan for his partner of forty-
two years, he was refused. These
cases are still in the courts.

These individual cases are lead-
ing us towards a system where
women and men in Canada will be

treated equally, regardless of sexual
orientation. However, theonly way
that this will truly be accomplished
is by inclusion of sexual orientation
in provincial and federal human
rights legislation.

Here, atthe U. of A., thesechanges
arealready underway. The Code of
Student Behavior was recently
amended to prohibit discrimination
based onsexualorientation. A pro-
posal to include a similar clause in
other University. documents is be-
ing considered. Hopefully this will
open the way for the extension of
equal benefits to all students and
employee - regardless of sexual ori-
entation.

by Nola Etkin

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10 Questions Most Commonly Asked of
Lesbians - and the Answers You'll Never Hear

1. What, exactly, do two women
do together? (Usually asked by a
woman.)

A: It takes too long to explain. A
lesbian quickie diets cure Welay
there and discuss politics until we
figure it out. But if you like I’ll
show you. Howabout this evening
at six?

2. Which of you is the man?
(Usually asked by a man.)

A: We’ ‘re lesbians, not confused.
‘ok it up!

3. What do your parents think
about it?

A: They weren’t exactly tickled
lavender.

4. Do you face any discrimina-
tion because you're - “that way”?

A: None. The lesbian movement
is a bodily function that involves
the expulsion of our reproductive

o
"eS Why are you a lesbian?

A: Let me show you a picture o!
my girlfriend.

6. Did anything in your child-
hood affect your “choice”?

A: Definitely. There was this cute
little redhead in my nursery schoo]
that I used to take naps with.

7. Why do you have to tell every-

one?

A: [havea P.C.

8. Is one of you *
other “femme”?

A: Yes, but we trade off every
time we roll over.

9. Do you plan to have children?

A: We're g! (Wink-wink,
reidgh-andde know what Imean,
know what I mean!)

10. But wouldn’t you want you
children to be straight?

A: And miss this opportunity tc
be interrogated by the next genera-
tion of psych majors?

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